No matter what Julianna Pena does, it’s never enough in the eyes of the fans.
That’s exactly how ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ is feeling four years after scoring perhaps the biggest upset in UFC history, defeating former two-division queen Amanda Nunes to capture her first bantamweight world championship.
Eight months removed from kickstarting her second run as the 135-pound champion, Pena will face one of the toughest tests of her career, co-headlining Saturday’s UFC 316 card against two-time Olympic gold medalist and former two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison.