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TUF 18 alum Jessica Rakoczy explains where she's been since the show

Julianna Pena won The Ultimate Fighter 18 in November 2013 and tore up her knee two months later. "The Venezuelan Vixen" was out for more than a year, returning with a big win over Milana Dudieva on April 4.

Somehow Pena made it back to the Octagon before her Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale opponent Jessica Rakoczy. The former boxer has not fought since falling by TKO to Pena on Nov. 30, 2013. On Saturday, she'll make her debut in earnest against Valerie Letourneau at UFC 186 in Montreal.