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Julianna Pena accuses bitter UFC rival Kayla Harrison of PED use: ‘Put down the needle, bro’

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Julianna Pena has claimed that while maybe not currently – recent Octagon debutante, Kayla Harrison most definitely utilized performance enhancing drugs during her early career, leading to a fiery response from the former PFL star.

Pena, the current number one ranked bantamweight challenger, is widely expected to make her return at UFC 307 in October, challenging for Octagon gold once again in a title fight against former TUF stablemate, Raquel Pennington in Utah.

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Julianna Pena accuses bitter UFC rival Kayla Harrison of PED use: 'Put down the needle, bro' 2

Sidelined since July of 2022, Pena most recently suffered a one-sided unanimous decision loss to former duel-weight champion, Amanda Nunes in the pair’s title fight rematch, dropping her championship as a result.