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Julianna Pena stuns Amanda Nunes to say UFC bantamweight crown

Julianna Pena stuns Amanda Nunes to say UFC bantamweight crown

Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena celebrates after defeating Amanda Nunes of Brazil to win the ladies’s bantamweight title throughout the UFC 269 occasion at T-Cellular Area on December 11, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Carmen Mandato/Getty Photos/AFP

Julianna Pena pulled off one of many largest upsets in combined martial arts historical past to attain a second-round submission win over Amanda Nunes and win the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 269 on Saturday.

Pena appeared to be in hassle within the first spherical in opposition to one of the dominant champions the game has ever seen, however the 32-year-old got here storming again in spherical two, rocking Nunes with combos.

Nunes‘ five-year reign on the prime got here to an finish when she tapped out on the 3:23 mark of the second spherical as Pena sank in a rear bare choke handy the Brazilian her first defeat since September 2014.

“I instructed you, don’t ever doubt me once more. Willpower, power and dedication will take you locations,” Pena stated in a post-fight interview within the cage. “You actually have the power to do something you need on this life, and I simply proved that tonight.”

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