It’s been more than two years since Julianna Pena last set foot in the Octagon, but “The Ultimate Fighter 18” winner is near a return.
Pena provided an update in an Instagram post detailing the difficulties of balancing life’s duties with being a mother, but she also admitted that she’s “overdue for a fist fight.” Pena took an extended leave from MMA following a submission loss to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on Fox 23 to start a family. Her daughter was born more than a year ago, and in the interim, “The Venezuelan Vixen” has served as a commentator for Combate Americas.