It looks like Julianna Pena is back. The TUF winner and former top women’s bantamweight contender is returning after the birth of her first child, and she’s doing it on short notice to boot.
According to MMA Fighting, Pena will likely step in for Sara McMann to fight former women’s flyweight champ Nicco Montano at UFC Sacramento on July 13th. McMann suffered an injury in training while trying to return from having a child herself, according to an Instagram post from the former Olympian medalist in wrestling.
The new bout has verbal agreements in place, but has not been officially announced by the UFC as of yet.