UFC bantamweight title challenger Julianna Pena showed up in Houston to follow through on her plans. They’d already been cancelled, but that didn’t matter.
Pena was supposed to serve as the co-headliner for UFC 265 opposite Amanda Nunes, who was scheduled to defend her bantamweight title before a positive COVID-19 test forced her to withdraw. Real or not, fulfilling her bout agreement was a statement.
Also, impatient with Nunes’ delay and a “boring” press conference for Saturday’s pay-per-view, Pena figured she’d go straight to the source to get an answer on when she’d actually get her shot.