Media Julianna Pena on her return vs Harrison: "It’s gonna take some time. Im bulking up". Eyes summer return.

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Julianna Pena: "Its going to take some time to put on some weight. Im thinking T-mobile arena for international fight week."

During the interview she talked about what a challenge it is to gain weight and that she's force eating all the time. She's bulking up for both Harrison and Nunes.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

I remember when International Fight Week was the can't miss event of the year

 

[leto1776]

She’s the worst.

 

[usernamee]

I remember when International Fight Week was the can't miss event of the year

didn't they even have like three cards that week for a while? like a wednesdays card, a fridays card, and then the big massive card on saturday

 

[blaseblase]

So she's going to sit out a year to bulk up?

Strip this chick of the title Dana. Why did she get the title shot over Harrison in the first place?

 

[Gilday]

didn't they even have like three cards that week for a while? like a wednesdays card, a fridays card, and then the big massive card on saturday

That was definitely the case in 2016.

Thursday night we had RDA vs Alvarez
Friday night we had Joanna vs Gadelha and the TUF finale fights
Saturday night UFC 200

 

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So she's going to sit out a year to bulk up?

Strip this chick of the title Dana. Why did she get the title shot over Harrison in the first place?

Make sense though. Harrison is gigantic for the weight class. Pena is taking it seriously.

 

[RockyLockridge]

GOAT is back

That was definitely the case in 2016.

Thursday night we had RDA vs Alvarez
Friday night we had Joanna vs Gadelha and the TUF finale fights
Saturday night UFC 200

When you consider that UFC 200 was an entire weekend of events, its definitely better than 100 or 300

If they put all the best fights from the weekend one card it'd have been the best easily.


- Aldo vs Edgar 2
- Nunes vs Tate
- Alverez vs RDA
- Joanna vs Gadelha 2 (best wmma fight of all time at the time)
- DC vs Anderson
- Brock Vs hunt
- Cain vs browne
- Nelson Vs lewis
- Gastelum vs Nelson
- Dillashaw vs Assunscao

Killer weekend of fights

 

[blaseblase]

Make sense though. Harrison is gigantic for the weight class. Pena is taking it seriously.

Jones and Conor can hold up the division for a year. Pena isn't a popular fighter. She never should have gotten the title shot in the first place.

 

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She’s the worst.

I quite like her. The way she broke down how the Harrington fight would go in a previous interview was interesting.

She said Kayla will likely throw her on her head and ragdoll her early, but her cardio and overall grit will win her the fight.

Pena talks alot but her confidence isn't a shtick. That part is real.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

It’s a smart approach, but as a champion if you aren’t ready for your contenders because they are better and more physical than you, then you need to get stripped

 

[RockyLockridge]

Jones and Conor can hold up the division for a year. Pena isn't a popular fighter. She never should have gotten the title shot in the first place.

She fought in october, She wouldn't be holding it up for a year not even 10 months, Actually pennington took about the same time to lose in her first defense to pena anyway.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Jones and Conor can hold up the division for a year. Pena isn't a popular fighter. She never should have gotten the title shot in the first place.

Yeah but 135 isn’t a popular division. And it’s not like there is an army contenders being held back. Make sense she is taking this seriously

 

[Gabe]

Oh man I can’t wait!!

 

[El Fernas]

Bulk up to what? She is going to be fighting at the same division...planning on missing weight or something? She has been fighting at 135 since forever, if "bulking up" would have been benefitial to her she would have done it already, MMA fighters are mostly maxed out when it comes to their weight and weight class.

Strip this chick of the title Dana. Why did she get the title shot over Harrison in the first place?

Beat Nunes once, thats it basically, she is a former champion.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I quite like her.

Me too. The division needs a fighter like her more than anything. An actual fighters fighter. does not back down, Does not run away. marches forward even if she's being beaten the fuck up. not an ounce of quit in her. She's an absolute dog of a fighter.

 

[blaseblase]

Beat Nunes once, thats it basically, she is a former champion.

She should have had to win a fight first.

 

[kwijyboy]

she's delusional. I cant find that gif of her walking forward windmilling punches at air until Nunez counters her to the canvas.

Heres the link that wont load https://tenor.com/bWKwd.gif

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Not like there are any other promising contenders in the wing.

 

[Darkavius]

I quite like her. The way she broke down how the Harrington fight would go in a previous interview was interesting.

She said Kayla will likely throw her on her head and ragdoll her early, but her cardio and overall grit will win her the fight.

Pena talks alot but her confidence isn't a shtick. That part is real.

My only concern with her strategy are two things. One, if you bulk up your cardio is likely going to go down because you carry more weight. She's already pretty slow as-is so I can't see bulking up helping. Two, she does realize that when Kayla slams Julianna down she's going to have to hold her body weight which affects performance, right? So I could see a situation where if she does not finish Kayla she loses. I would think the primary thing to focus on for the Kayla fight is submission defense, not bulking up.