{"id":401798,"date":"2021-12-15T08:47:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=401798"},"modified":"2021-12-15T08:47:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:47:38","slug":"julianna-pena-shoots-down-the-idea-of-facing-b-league-fighter-kayla-harrison-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/julianna-pena-shoots-down-the-idea-of-facing-b-league-fighter-kayla-harrison-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Julianna Pena shoots down the idea of facing \u201cB League\u201d fighter Kayla Harrison next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newly crowned UFC women\u2019s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena is not interested in facing Kayla Harrison next.<\/p>\n

Pena (11-4 MMA) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history last weekend at UFC 269, dethroning longtime champion Amanda Nunes with a second round submission (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In the process, \u2018The Venezuelan Vixen\u2019 also ruined Dana White\u2019s plans of having former PFL star turned free agent Kayla Harrison challenge \u2018The Lioness\u2019 in a future mega-fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor like a Kayla Harrison, the Amanda Nunes fight was huge. I mean, if they would\u2019ve faced off (after UFC 269), it would\u2019ve been a massive! You know, a mega million-dollar fight. I know the dipsh*t there. What\u2019s his name? The dipsh*t that thinks he knows about this business?\u201d <\/em>White said at Saturday\u2019s post-fight presser. \u201cRovell! Darren Rovell, yeah. Dipsh*t Darren Rovell said that with Amanda Nunes, we (the UFC) were screwed, she could never be a star, and all these other things. Let me tell you what, if Amanda Nunes had won tonight, the Kayla Harrison fight would be one of the biggest fights that you would\u2019ve ever seen!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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While Dana White certainly believes Kayla Harrison could prove to be a big draw, Julianna Pena isn\u2019t ready to have her first attempt at a title defense come against a \u201cB League\u201d fighter.<\/p>\n

“I think that she [Kayla Harrison] is the lesser of the training partner for Amanda Nunes. So if that’s the case and I just took out Amanda, I don’t really know what kind of a position that would put her in.\u201d<\/em> Pena explained to MMAJunkie<\/a> in a recent interview. \u201cBut she’s been fighting in the B leagues, you know? And I’m fighting in the UFC, I’m fighting at the top of the division, I’m fighting in the biggest league of the sport, you know. So I don’t really pay too much attention to what she’s doing down there. But right now, if I’m going to talk about matchups, Amanda is the only matchup I think that makes sense for me and giving her that rematch.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Amanda Nunes has already said that she has accepted Julianna Pena\u2019s offer for a immediate rematch. However, \u2018The Lioness\u2019 wants some time get her \u201csh*t together<\/a>\u201d before making her return.<\/p>\n

What do you think of comments from Julianna Pena regarding former PFL champion Kayla Harrison being a \u201cB League\u201d fighter? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Newly crowned UFC women\u2019s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena is not interested in facing Kayla Harrison next. Pena (11-4 MMA) scored one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history last weekend at UFC 269, dethroning longtime champion Amanda Nunes with a second round submission (see that here). 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