The winner of Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison could have a a lot larger drawback on their fingers. An issue named Amanda Nunes.
On Friday, Pena and Harrison took middle stage on the UFC 316 press convention, and for sure, issues rapidly received heated between the 2 bantamweight stars.
However as enjoyable because it was to see the two-time Olympic gold medalist verbally spar with ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ in Miami, it was Amanda Nunes who stole the present with out saying a single phrase. When Dana White was requested whether or not or not ‘The Lioness’ would ever battle within the UFC once more, the digicam rapidly panned to Nunes, who flashed a smile and shook her head sure, a lot to the delight of followers in attendance.
Amanda Nunes has historical past with each Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison
With Pena vs. Harrison lastly booked, Nunes’ imminent return to the Octagon makes all of the sense on the earth, no matter who comes out on prime.
Nunes, in fact, has a historical past with Pena, having gone toe-to-toe with ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ twice contained in the Octagon. The primary time round, Pena scored maybe the most important upset in UFC historical past, submitting Nunes through a rear-naked choke at UFC 277.
Eight months later, Nunes exacted her revenge, pummeling Pena for 25 minutes and taking again her title emphatically.
After which there’s Kayla Harrison, who has a historical past with Nunes, coaching alongside ‘The Lioness’ at American Prime Staff.
Given their standing as two of the perfect feminine fighters of all time, Harrison vs. Nunes would probably be the most important battle in ladies’s combined martial arts historical past, and the battle the UFC brass would probably choose to e-book later this 12 months.
