Julianna Peña Calls Next Women's Bantamweight Title Fight 'Horrible' - The MMA Hour

Julianna Peña discusses why she isn’t fighting for the title next, the UFC 297 co-main event, when she might be able to return from her injury, USADA’s departure, her options for her next fight, her goal of being a UFC commentator, who will win the top fights at UFC 295, and more.
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[@wally8867]

6 fights in 6 years with a 50% win / loss ratio. 🤯🤯

[@robynosk]

Same as Nate Diaz

[@ThatNorwegianGuy-]

But.. she did beat Amanda

[@whydopeoplealwayssayuhm]

you're going to ignore all of the injuries and giving birth??

[@whydopeoplealwayssayuhm]

context matters. don't be a bozo.

[@terreneofficial]

and it was so sick @@ThatNorwegianGuy-

[@markwatson5995]

Say what you want, she walked Amanda down, took her best shots and beat her down. She actually beat the GOAT, give her respect

[@tinaruzol7256]

Amanda BEAT Julianna 5 rounds. Julianna getting brutalized badly she is bloody mess. 😂🤡🤡😂🤡😂

[@Asterisks12]

Amanda wasn't 100% lol don't play dumb

[@AntwanGames]

I actually like Pena and I thought she carried the title well when she was champ. Hate her or love her , atleast she tries to brings some life into that division. Would love to see her get the belt back at some point 👌🏽

[@Bluepickles333]

I agree man. She’s well spoken and very knowledgeable about the sport. She’s fun to watch, can’t wait to see her fight again, she’s one of the most exciting female UFC fighters in my opinion.

[@michaelforte5534]

As if Hers would be any different? The only time she’s fun to watch is when she’s looking like she slipped on banana peels after she gets dropped

[@gabrielszarose5640]

Disagree it was entertaining to see Pena get the gold + make Nunes tap, also to be able to take them shots still get up + not get finished that's what you call a tough chick.

[@josecastellanos9713]

As an English learner, I enjoy Peña interviews. I learn a lot of new words, expresssions, and her pronunciation is so clear that I understand pretty much everything.

[@reekhavoc2932]

That's what's up!

[@combatcritique]

Female colby 😂

[@venomripper]

Diff is Colby has talent

[@tinaruzol7256]

She still Delusional

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

With Amanda Nunes gone now she's the greatest female MMA fighter in the world 🌎🌍 now 💪💪

[@bobcharlie1666]

LOLOLOLOL

[@gp873]

She acts like her fighting style is any less horrible. Her only “exciting” fights were *only* because of Nunes

[@gabrielszarose5640]

That works both ways considering Nunes is clueless to self-promoting + Pena would have given more fight than the last retirement match offered besides as of lately if you haven't noticed the Lioness is IRRELEVANT!

[@tippyperez]

I bet you were one of the ppl who was happy with the display irene put on huh? 😂

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@tippyperez I bet you were one of the ppl who was happy with the display Amanda put on huh? Irene is likable + has potential but in that fight judging how the Lioness fought it didn't impress enough to get a win again on the Vixen a third time lucky for her that Julianna got injured because she was more than prepared for the no.#3. Trilogy + well adjusted against the Nunes South Paw for taking that belt back a 2'nd time.

[@vacjonez23]

@@gabrielszarose5640Julianna knew amanda was going to retire she said it for months before😂. then all of a sudden she pulls out due to “injury” says she needs 6 weeks to heal but still hasn’t healed after 8 months? Julianna knew she was going to lose the 3rd fight so pulled out and started all this trashtalk to stay somewhat relevant.

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@vacjonez23 Wrong it was Nunes that pulled out + retired Pena was on wait with an injury she wanted that 3'd fight + still does, it was Amanda that didn't want it or she would have stuck around Julianna beat her once she would have done it again 1-1

[@TheLostfan09]

she always hurt lol

[@lowbornfool1713]

Now you know how we felt when we saw the announcements for your title fights

[@paulsmith8510]

And she stopped nunes in the 2nd round. Lmao. Sooo...

[@tinaruzol7256]

First fight. First round Amanda won. Second round Julianna won. Second fight Julianna dint't win win a single round. In the second fight. Amanda won 5 rounds. 50 42

[@paulsmith8510]

@@tinaruzol7256 First off AMANDA TAPPED. Secondly, Amanda had to change her entire stance for the 1st time ever and stilled got punched in the face until she won by 5 round decision. You can pretend it was a fluke but its embarrassing that Julianna was the fighter to expose the GWOAT.

[@tinaruzol7256]

Second fight. Amanda BEAT Julianna so BADLY. Julianna FOREHEAD IS BLEEDING MANY BLOOD ON THE FLOOR. She bloody mess. Julianna getting brutalized badly. Julianna is not exposed women GWOAT. In your dream Julianna GWOAT dream.

[@tinaruzol7256]

50 42. Amanda Nunes beat Julianna so BADLY

[@ApexPunisherX]

Ariel looks uneducated on the sport every time he cries about Nunes and Pena being 1-1. Nunes got her immediate rematch because she was a long time champ. Like every long time champ gets. So when she proved the fight was a fluke in that rematch why should there be a 3rd when Pena couldn't defend the belt once? Being 1-1 is never enough. GSP vs Serra 3 never happened and nobody cared. The UFC gave her the 3rd fight that she didn't earn and pulled out. SHE "went running". Nunes living rent free in her head. Pena knows she ONLY won that first fight because Nunes wasn't 100%. The rematch proved that as well seeing as that she didn't gas like she did in the first fight.

[@tinaruzol7256]

Julianna pretending she want 3rd Fight Trilogy With Amanda. Julianna pulled out 3rd Trilogy fight with Amanda. Julianna can't Accept she DEFEATED

[@mfresh8419]

The only women in the ufc that gets on my nerves

[@QuestionMarkKick360]

Why couldn't Amanda finish Juliana?

[@mrspiff6955]

To be fair, Juliana finished Amanda. That’s significant.

[@tinaruzol7256]

Julianna got dropped by Amanda Nunes is significant

[@The3Sp7]

How do the fans ask better questions then UFC journalists 😅

[@kellyr8230]

Because they get paid nothing, so these high-paid journalists are like lets sit back with the popcorn, and watch these fans do our jobs.

[@toddjohnson5176]

I love Julianna's confidence and trash talk. This is someone who never stopped believing in herself. Amazing fighter and person. I agree with her.Adderall is performing enhancing.That's why people use it in college to study for finals.It's like using speed and enhances cognitive function and will make your training Insane and you can lose weight and it can be a masking agent.Anyone that thinks this isn't performing enhancing needs to take a pharmacology class.

[@CONCERNEDcitizenforever]

She’s like the female version of Henry “cringe” cejudo 😂

[@user-nv2wt4hi8t]

Whatever else, Julianna is entertaining, brings promotion and is a dog. She should have been fighting for the title.

[@Ya-got-boyf]

Alot of balls calling anybody boring. She is NyQuil in human form.

[@cindaman]

you have no clue

[@Fitkid7672]

I like julianna. She is entertaining.

[@JoolianV]

No Julianna slander here, bucko.

[@MRSWIFTLMG]

@@JoolianV nah we slander. you're lying to yourself if you don't agree that 90% of her fights are boring and she has zero humility. She's lucky Amanda retired or she'd never have a chance at the belt again.. i honestly wouldn't be surprised if she still doesn't get another shot. The way she was acting at Amanda's retirement fight was disgusting. Actions of a child not a champion.

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

@@MRSWIFTLMG You do realize she's playing a _heel_ role right?

[@sonatine-on6is]

Kayla Harrison vs Pena??? Thank you for this morning laugh. Harrison will smoke Pena within one round.

[@pcbh167]

Love Julianna!

[@tommyq374]

Pena probably one of my least favourite fighters currently lol, unbearable since beating nunes (who was suffering from long covid by the looks of things) and then immediately getting dropped in like every round in the rematch

[@burlhorse61]

then wanted Nunes to wait around to fight her again-whe she was totally dominated in teh second fight

[@aymanesenseix2619]

Fr 💯💯💯

[@gabrielszarose5640]

That Covid ship has long sailed away it was just a cover up excuse for not training underestimating her opponent + losing her belt.

[@tinaruzol7256]

Amanda have a Covid.

[@jfouellet8543]

I like her but god damn that chicks is delusional thinking she would beat Amanda again 😂

[@mugen11120]

She only said Raquel since Silva told her off

[@franciscomendoza7348]

She’s a badass.

[@ThatNorwegianGuy-]

Regardless of what alot of the comments here say, I've enjoyed your fights so far Julianna. And, youre absolutely right, the talk promotes fights. Whether some people lile that fact or not os irrelevant and you should play your cards to the best of the ability 👌

[@lovefist86]

🙄

[@tinaruzol7256]

Julianna didn't win a single round in the second fight. First fight Amanda did not train obviously. Julianna forgot her forehead blood bleeding on the floor. Julianna can't Accept she DEFEATED

[@SpyroTek]

Of course Amanda trained. 🤣

[@tinaruzol7256]

Amanda retired on top. Julianna pulled out 3rd Trilogy fight with Amanda. Amanda vs Julianna 289. In Amanda vs Aldana 289

[@tinaruzol7256]

Second fight 50 42. Julianna getting brutalized

[@albsure4832]

Juliana is such a great speaker. Very entertaining woman.

[@lovefist86]

😂

[@alanchamberlain9902]

So tough too

[@tenaepling5448]

Kayla harriss would destroy her

[@allpraisewebb1142]

Somebody please tell Pena she is not a hot commodity nobody wants to see you either!! You got your ass whooped in that rematch making the first look even more like a fluke

[@walterbell2763]

She's something else. I admire her.

[@AyAngelchillfoo1315]

Julianna’s striking is horrible she should be concerned about that than the title fight coming up

[@alanchamberlain9902]

Tell Nunes that, she beat Amanda up on the feet.

[@AyAngelchillfoo1315]

@@alanchamberlain9902 ehhhhh

[@reekhavoc2932]

He totally ignored pena v nunes II 😂😂

[@AyAngelchillfoo1315]

@@reekhavoc2932 ya it was horrible striking

[@ATACXGYMCAPOEIRA]

Point blank: Pena should be competing for that strap. Period.

[@clintontenglin9830]

Can’t stand when she talks

[@MRSWIFTLMG]

The most bitter former champ ever. i was happy for her when she beat the goat but as a fellow Venezuelan her attitude and lack of humility is disappointing.

[@macattack619]

Same man

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

You do realize she's playing a _heel_ role right?

[@macattack619]

@@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf you do realise she's playing a gobshite in real life 🤣🤣🤣

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

@@macattack619 ???????????????????????????

[@LePetitVicomte]

I think I like Julianna Peña now. Great interview

[@lovefist86]

🤖

[@2bsure]

She talks the talk but won't walk the walk. She knows she caught a lucky break with an injured /sick Amanda Nunes. She hasn't recovered from the beating she got but had the cheek to say Amanda was scared of a trilogy fight. Her ground game is okay but her striking is dreadful like she's swimming and running into her opponent.

[@batknuckles813]

You know?

[@Canvas58027]

2:30 safe bets 3:02 3:35 promised

[@kardave2848]

Juliana should teach the woman in WWE hot to talk on the mic!

[@lovefist86]

You can't even spell

[@paulreilly5564]

Helwani deserves his 400 awards guy is the goat in combat sports

[@cindaman]

yeah right literally the worst outside of luke thomas

[@paulreilly5564]

@@cindaman opinions are like a holes we all got 1 and the general consensus is helwani is the man that’s why he’s always working

[@jackreacher2095]

Ariel burner account

[@alanchamberlain9902]

I would fight Juliana lol send me the contract Dana, I will get my ass beat and choked out, but give me the money and I would consider it lol.

[@teegees]

She’s a great personality

[@dsnorcalfan]

She beat NUNES something no one did during her prime, RESPECT THE QUEEN

[@Howess]

That doesn’t mean you gotta act like her especially after being humbled bad in the second fight

[@lovefist86]

She beat a sick fighter who subsequently destroyed her in the rematch. She's a peasant.

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

@@lovefist86 😂😂😂Why is she a peasant though Mr. High and Mighty? lol

[@tinaruzol7256]

50-43.

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

@@tinaruzol7256 You're so obsessed about Pena commenting on anything having to do with Nunes, you'll go to *EVERY* video Pena is in just to talk trash it's laughable. Here's an idea; how about not watching those videos or Pena😆

[@sayso13]

Ariel always pushing a cross promotion. Delusional..

[@reekhavoc2932]

Chicago stand tf up 😂😂

[@tjwinsdawgs]

Except click-bait Dillon you wanted 'special people.' 😂

[@valensalas]

Lol she gets so much hate from y’all

[@brickgoon]

Shes a babe 🥴

[@garysh3580]

Say what you want but at least she likes the opposite sex

[@eh298]

Pena on this channel, 11k views. Dillon Danis, 136k. You can stop trying to play heel, because it's not working for ya', Pena.

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

Dillon dannis is Conor’s good friend and just had a huge fight against Logan how are you comparing him to a female ufc fighter lmfao

[@HughBlackstone-tm6bw]

She kinda bad doe... Is that Frost?

[@teenabaca8714]

🤢🤮

[@MainerMMA]

The whole division is trash tbh

[@dsnorcalfan]

all haters commenting, still clicked the video lmao

[@dsnorcalfan]

yall keep hating on the champ pena

[@lovefist86]

She's not the champ. I see no belt.

[@tinaruzol7256]

Yes. She still delusional 😂🤡😂🤡😂

[@sonatine-on6is]

Pena will never get the belt back. In her first fight with Nunes, Nunes slipped on a Banana. In the 2nd fight, Nunes destroyed Pena. The only thing that Pena is good at is talking.

[@gabrielszarose5640]

She's good at taking Nunes' best shots she's also good at taking the belt first one to ever do it

[@bobcharlie1666]

@@gabrielszarose5640 She is also good of losing her belt right away and having zero title defenses.

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@bobcharlie1666 Pena did'nt deny her loss + adjusted to her mistakes the title defense time was too short for needed preparation, her inexperience cost her the rematch she should have made Nunes wait longer.

[@vacjonez23]

⁠@@gabrielszarose5640Defense time too short? Grasso defended the belt 6 months after beating Val. Peña defended the belt 7 and a half months after beating Nunes. that’s not short time

[@bobcharlie1666]

@@gabrielszarose5640 Nunes was entitled for that rematch after being on top for so long. Just like Valentina was entitled to hers after being on top for so long. Pena on the other hand after being dominated like that certainly did not deserve an immediate rematch. Pena came in to the title shot with a 2-2 record. The only reason she got it is because she has a big mouth and loves to trash talk. Period.

[@paulreilly5564]

She’s not the best technically but she makes up with heart and toughness

[@dsnorcalfan]

Bro she's fine af not even gonna lie

[@lovefist86]

🤮

[@sarcasticgenius8563]

It is horrible. Just close the division

[@ernhazel9838]

She’s So cringe..

[@Lukeyo1993]

Why do you have the least likable woman in mma as your frequent guest, have to skip through

[@TheeliteMMA-ms4vz]

By least likeable you mean the only women with any kind of personality in the ufc?

[@VikCalo]

This girl has become a 1 hit wonder

[@Onn325]

Still a champion

[@tinaruzol7256]

In your dream. Dream on. She's not a Champion now

[@milessandersisabeast2641]

Amanda would of trashed u again first fight was a fluke second fight proved she was not playing with u and proved she was levels above u

[@roydenscholtz7534]

I agree with you brother, why is Pena not fighting now, she is still recovering🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joshpollard4591]

First

[@ivanvargas2425]

She does playing the bad guy roll the wrong way. She needs to learn from Dillon Dani’s how to properly be hated

[@demonbell8258]

Worst fighter ever in the roster 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@christianmcdonald4660]

One of the Hottest fighters on the roster.

[@christianmcdonald4660]

😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@syre456]

Tripping bro everyone else got slept by Amanda say what you want but even with her limited skill set she never got knocked out by Nunes and bested her once

[@tinaruzol7256]

Amanda BEAT and Knocked down Julianna 5 times by Punches. Julianna getting brutalized. Julianna is not as a GREAT as Amanda Nunes.

[@christianmcdonald4660]

@@tinaruzol7256 Obviously Julianna doesn’t have the credentials that Amanda has but who stopped Nunes from passing Ronda Rousey’s record for the most consecutive successful defenses of the Bantamweight Championship! Peña did and she literally broke Amanda on the feet and made her want to quit. Julianna is one of the top female fighters of today.

[@Sir1626]

awesome show. Juliana is always hilarious

[@ApexPunisherX]

What did she say that was hilarious? I didn't hear anything funny said.

[@lovefist86]

Hilarious would be her fighting style and ego.

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@ApexPunisherXHonda, Mandy, Tampex holder, Curtain Jerker, Drink plenty protein drinks before you talk, her one-liners are laughable.

[@pauljesustv]

I love Juliana! Only interesting woman ever

[@lordfuckface8015]

Low standards huh?

[@oakword3236]

I think even she would be offended by that

[@lovefist86]

Incel, take a walk

[@djwright9347]

Kinda hot. Then she starts talking……..

[@mugen11120]

Lowkey

[@brogers48]

Pena talk like she a elite fighter knowing she a B level fighter with A level trash talking 🚮🚮

[@craZduck19]

Peña and Ariel is as bad of a combination as it gets. Two shriek, unbearable complainers