If there’s been a prevailing theme in the lead-up to Saturday’s clash for the women’s bantamweight title, it’s that the champion, Julianna Pena, is tougher than most on fight night.
Win, lose or draw, expect the Spokane native to be there until the end, and that’s not something she picked up over the years.
She was born this way.
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“When I used to get beat up by my brother and sisters, I was always the last man standing,” said Pena, who defends her title against Kayla Harrison in the UFC 316 co-main event in Newark’s Prudential Center.