{"id":433407,"date":"2022-02-16T06:27:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=433407"},"modified":"2022-02-16T06:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:27:02","slug":"julianna-pena-responds-to-amanda-nunes-claim-that-she-fought-injured-at-ufc-269","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/julianna-pena-responds-to-amanda-nunes-claim-that-she-fought-injured-at-ufc-269\/","title":{"rendered":"Julianna Pena responds to Amanda Nunes\u2019 claim that she fought injured at UFC 269"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Julianna Pena has given her thoughts on Amanda Nunes saying she fought injured back at UFC 269 in December.<\/p>\n<p>On that night in Las Vegas, Julianna Pena shocked the world by submitting Amanda Nunes to become the new UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion. It brought an end to Nunes&#8217; reign of dominance and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest upsets in the history of the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the two rivals will run it back, and they&#8217;ll do so after coaching opposite one another on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.<\/p>\n<p>Nunes has recently remarked that injuries to both of her knees contributed to the UFC 269 defeat, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4PlaEaEviI4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in response<\/a>, Pena was actually quite understanding &#8211; although she did have a few counter arguments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s next is defending my belt and taking Amanda Nunes 110% serious - Julianna Pe\u00f1a | ESPN MMA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PlaEaEviI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s a tough situation for me to hear that because I\u2019ve torn both of my knees out. I\u2019ve come back from two devastating knee injuries, so in one regard, I hear ya girl, I feel ya. I 100% know exactly what you are feeling like. I\u2019ve had that time off to reconstruct my knees and build them back, and to still be competing at the highest level there is. So, my knees aren\u2019t an excuse for me to say I shouldn\u2019t have shown up to the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIf your knees are bad, don\u2019t fight. Nobody is forcing a gun up to your head, nobody is making you do this. So, if you want to say it was because you were injured, don\u2019t take the fight, that\u2019s fine. I\u2019m sure we can find somebody else more than willing to step into that spot instead. I agree, fighters don\u2019t like excuses, but then I also agree that it is a legitimate excuse. But then I also say, fix it, and let\u2019s figure out how we can keep this party rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you believe Amanda Nunes was injured? Is Julianna Pena the favourite heading into <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/julianna-pena-explains-excitement-behind-amanda-nunes-rematch-i-want-to-silence-the-naysayers\/\">the rematch<\/a>? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julianna Pena has given her thoughts on Amanda Nunes saying she fought injured back at UFC 269 in December. On that night in Las Vegas, Julianna Pena shocked the world by submitting Amanda Nunes to become the new UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion. 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