Following the first two fights of his UFC career after competing on The Ultimate Fighter, Luis Pena was convinced that he was a natural-born featherweight.
Standing 6-foot-3-inches tall, Pena had the height to fight at a much bigger weight class but his body frame and overall size screamed for a cut to 145 pounds because he felt like he was constantly giving up strength and power to his opponent.
“I wanted to prove I could make the weight and that 145 [pounds] is going to be my weight and that’s where you’re going to see me win the belt,” Pena told MMA Fighting about his initial dedication to move to featherweight.