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UFC president Dana White made a bold prediction about a certain rematch.
Fans witnessed one of the most shocking outcomes in recent MMA history when Julianna Peña broke and submitted the women’s GOAT, Amanda Nunes, at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021.
“The Venezuelan Vixen” entered the Octagon as a massive betting underdog, but left the black cage with Nunes’ bantamweight title. A few days after the fight, “The Lioness” took to social media to announce that she wants an instant rematch with Peña.
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GettyJulianna Pena (L) exchanges punches with Amanda Nunes during UFC 269 on December 11, 2021.
“You guys think I’m going to go out unbalanced,” Nunes wrote via Instagram on December 13, 2021. “I undoubtedly accept the rematch. Give me a little time to get my shit together and I will be back better than ever.
The UFC president is seemingly ready to make that happen. And it’ll be the biggest women’s fight in UFC history, White said.
Speaking with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, White said that the women’s bantamweight clash between Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey in 2015 is still the biggest women’s match ever. But he’s confident Peña vs. Nunes 2 will “crush” it.
“The Peña rematch with Nunes will probably be the biggest women’s fight of all time,” White said via MMA Junkie. “That rematch will be the biggest women’s fight of all time. (Right now) it’s Ronda Rousey and Holly. Every way that it could possibly beat it, it will. I don’t think it. I know it. It will crush that fight.”
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Peña Said the ‘Same Thing Will Happen’ in the Rematch
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GettyAmanda Nunes & Julianna Pena
Speaking with the BBC after her upset victory over The Lioness, Peña said that her “focus is the rematch with Amanda.” And The Venezuelan Vixen predicted that the “same thing” will happen when they fight again.
She hopes to coach opposite of Nunes for the next season of the UFC’s hallmark series, “The Ultimate Fighter,” and then fight against the Brazilian again in August 2022.
“The same thing will happen [in the rematch],” the UFC champion said. “The perfect case scenario is we both teach ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and we end up fighting in August.”
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The Venezuelan Vixen Was Not Surprised With How the Fight Played Out
According to Peña, for years she envisioned the fight playing out as it did at UFC 269.
“I’ve been saying for five years that this was going to happen,” Peña said to the outlet. “We’ve seen that in her past fights. We’ve seen her shell up and go into the fetal position. We’ve seen the referee have to come in and save her.
“I knew if you are going to do that once, you will do it again. You just have to find that breaking point. I just needed to give her a way out and I absolutely achieved that.”
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