Julianna Peña shocked the world at UFC 269 when she dethroned then-bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes. With the odds heavily stacked against her, “The Venezuelan Vixen” got the job done via second-round submission to become the new queen at 135 pounds.
A few months later, “The Lioness” spoke about the said fight, attributing her unusually subpar performance to an injury during camp.
“I suffered some injuries along the way. Every athlete has injuries, there’s no escape from that. My injuries were a huge hindrance throughout my whole camp, though. I was stubborn and said we would do it anyway, I said it was going to work,” she said, while also stating that she had a “broken training camp.