Julianna Pena’s longtime BJJ coach Luiz Claudio believes Amanda Nunes underestimated her opponent at UFC 269 and believes a second fight between the two ladies will be one of the biggest title fights of the century.
Claudio doesn’t think Nunes underestimated Pena to the point of not training but claims ‘The Lioness’ didn’t expect ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ to match her blow for blow on the feet.
“I do think she underestimated [Peña],” Claudio said during a recent appearance on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast. “Same thing [that happened with] Anderson [Silva]. I love Anderson, I respect him a lot, his style is to showboat, but unfortunately [Chris] Weidman touched his chin and we lost the fight.