Julianna Pena: Amanda Nunes Can’t Handle Being ‘Bullied’ - The MMA Hour
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- Julianna Pena breaks down her upset of Amanda Nunes at UFC 269, what was going on in her mind, why she was so confident, what went wrong for Nunes, what’s next, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Monday.
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Everytime a champion loses. All of a sudden people think the person is/was never as good as people say. Sad how people switch. Including journalist. Being famous must suck because you never know who is truly on your side. But this is Julianna time to shine and hope she makes the best of her reign time
It will be short. UFC will let Shevchenko become a double champ. She cleaned out 125 completely. She destroyed Pena in their last fight. Valentina has greatly improved wrestling and BJJ. She was barely skilled on the ground when she subbed Juliana.
Eh it’s better with parody tho.. I don’t really wanna see Valentina keep dominating she’s getting to skilled lol
@@mateosmind751 if pena beats Valentina she’s immediately a top 5 female fighter of all time lol
@@mateosmind751 They will def rematch Peña and Amanda straight away, unless Amanda doesn't want it.
@@mateosmind751 Their fight wasn't as one-sided as you remember. The first round was competitive with both ladies having their moments in the clinch and on the ground, Pena was winning the second round with Octagon control until Shev snatched up the armbar.
Juliana saying “one of us is going to be dead wrong” to Amanda was amazing.
I forgot about that, she did say that! And Amanda was like "she fights just like Meisha, doesn't matter what she does, she can't beat me"
You don’t see Amanda get heated too much. Nunes was just off, idk what it was. Maybe them jabs to the teeth rattled her idk. She was gassed at that pace, something Nunes will fix. Part 2 will be interesting!
@@BenDover-fc9df Covid
@@diazfan153 . and the vax.
@@BenDover-fc9df not really. Looking at the statistics the last person to win a title after losing it to the same person was Randy Couture in his second fight with Vitor Belfoft. And if you remember the first fight was a doctor stoppage due to a glove malfunction.
Amanda certainly wasn't dominated but she also didn't dominant in that 1st round. It was fairly even. My guess is Amanda isn't hungry for these fights anymore. She's the GOAT of female Combat Sports and 135 is too much of a cut for her
C-sections are brutal. Exactly how she described it. I watched my wife have to go through the same thing 18 years ago and man I felt so sorry for her. Congratulations Julianna. Hell of an accomishment
Those 4 quick jabs in a row were incredible. That looked like it closed Amanda down.
L))))))))))))))
Yeah amazing straight jabs great timing plus Amanda lunging in eating them all day was just perfect
Yup, just kept sticking that left jab to her teeth. It kept Nunes from landing a big shot. Nunes wasn’t in good shape either. The rematch will be much different. Hope Pena wins tho!!!
The left jab set up everything!
@@BenDover-fc9df - I disagree! Nunez came in to this fight in the best shape of her life. In fact, she was ripped and lighter than Julianna. What happened was. Julianna drained her and broke her. It happens. Let's see what happens in the rematch.
This interview gave me the absolute greatest respect for Julianna!! The fact that she gave birth and went thru that hell and still came back is something that should be celebrated!!
Yes most women go thru depression after birth & im a male and she came back and didn’t lose that physical edge that’s motivating
@@LegendaryOne999 You sound like you know from experience. You must be one of those people that menstruates but identifies as male, correct? If not, I don't know how it would motivate you...
@@ryannath85 it’s about respect & experience that’s the comment I’m replying to above
@@martyfromnebraska1045 stories are inspiring how do u know I left a hateful comment at Juliana Peña lol
Watch out for angry lesbians
gotta be honest, i thought she was crazy before the fight. just took it for granted nunez would walk through her. She proved everybody wrong. and damn she can take a shot. that was big, that she could eat the punches from Nunez and keep goin forward. She's awesome. And YES it's a big deal that she went through childbirth and went on to become Champ. That's a HUGE accomplishment, to hell with the perpetually offended morons who interpret that in bad faith to mean anything else
Yep. Going through child birth and then performing at the highest level of a sport/being the best in the world is crazy impressive.
Amen to that
Ate those punches for lunch. Belief is a powerful thing.
Tbh MMA and fighting fans are more based than other people, they aren't offended SJWs (unless you insult their favourite fighter lol)
That’s a great rant 👍🏻👍🏻
Ariel and Pena are totally factually correct. A woman goes thru alot more physical change and surgery with a natural birth , and then to win a championship after is just phenomenal achievement. Not to take away anything from Lesbians or gay men adopting children and winning at all. Pena MUST be female fighter of the year not Rose
We need to just stop acknowledging these ridiculously entitled delusional people at this point, I can't even nearly see the positive at this point.
You sound ridiculous
No Rose is a more skilled champion. She deserved to win FFOTY.
Amanda didn’t adopt. Her and Nina are biological parents. The fact that people don’t know what IVF is crazy
@@youtubeuser9057 the fact you think that IVF is " biological " shows you are a very logical thinker.
I think we all just fell in love with this women. We liked her confidence before the fight but we just thought it was delusional self hype but she clearly believes in her self and is a great person. Great to see more fighters and champs like this. All respect to Amanda, I cannot wait for the rematch.
People called me crazy when i believed in Pena. I still think rousey vs holm is a bigger upset, i kind of saw it playing out this way with amanda gassing out.
@@niceconor7599 thanks for your professional input mystic mac
@@poep11000 Lol Im no pro but if you seen amandas career closely, at 135 she gasses quick. If you see pena throughout her career you can see that shes very durable, pushes the pace and has great cardio.
Did you just assume xer gender? 😂
@@vm6777 Nah ive commented pena wins by tko or sub in other videos before the fight
Wow. Julianna Pena has arrived and she sounds like a great human. Happy she won excited for the rematch and I do think Amanda didn’t take this fight seriously.
She needs to defend that belt agains the bullet and GDA
Agree I think maybe w covid her lungs have been affected and caused her to gassed out and She probably had a rough weight cut. But that's the mma game, she was not in top shape and Julianna was the better fighter.
@@dynamo6796 biggest understatement ever. Amanda didn't even train
@@bullswillbe5thseed304 Yes! Double Champ Champ 🏆💪🏻
Okay of course that Amanda got her ass kicked properly
Bro the look on Amanda's face was priceless. First round she looked so confident. Second round she looked scared . I've never seen Amanda look like that . I was literally yelling she's gonna quit
Because she ate Amanda best shots and kept coming forward
Because Amanda feel that peña hits hard.
I started beating off like an anxious chimpanzee
You must of forgot Valentina and Cano who beat her
Yeah I mean if you were in a fight and about to get your ass kicked, you’d make the same expression…
Josh Thomson - Amanda adjusting to being a new Mum could've affected her performance.
Peña - A single Mother badass who gave birth and raises her daughter alone. Now that's hard work! Respect champ!
It's good to see Juliana win the belt and have all the confidence and a chip on her shoulder..much respect to Juliana..hope you get a nice new contract..i believe in you and cant wait for you're fist tittle defence or the rematch with Amanda...
What shook Amanda was the fact she hit Juliana clean in that first round and couldn't knock he out. That definitely surprised her
I remember when she went through the Ultimate Fighter and the hype around her. I am a believer now.
I remember when she drunkenly kicked that bouncer in the balls and got arrested 🤣
She smashed shayna on the show
she was accused for being a rat with hand picking the fights in the house. i didn't understand what that was all about
you shoulda believed before. i knew she had a shot just by the way she fights. did i think she would win of course not. who did. but i knew there was a chance. and she proved me right. i told EVERYONE this will be closer then you think. and BAM!
@@mrbdd3059 everyone on the show hated her and singled her out. And she whooped everyone's ass
Congratulations Julianna!
How many of these people in the comments showering Pena with praise are the same people that said she was gonna get killed? Too many fair weather fans in MMA
200%
I Felt Like I was The only one that rooted for Peña. And New!!!! 💥👊 and Im glad I Did.
Dr. Loomis: Mah!!! Ah Ah Ahhhh!!!
What are you on about 🤣 there was a reason to and she surprised 90% of people you fake idiot 😂 generic social media age "hero"
@@JamesDavis-vj7ql Was that Loomis screaming at the end of H6? 😂 😂
@@stevennieto9898 Yeah 😖 lol
Losing just wasn't an option for Julianna and it showed when she went blow for blow with the Best
Just watched her interview with Ariel from a couple months back as a warm up before this one.
Her confidence was amazing!
Nice to see a interview with Julianna so soon after the fight as a lot of us share her joy and excitement in her win. All the best to you Julianna.
You took the words out of my mouth. Lovely person her story is straight out of movie. A very humble women. And mother unbelievable 👍💸🙏🇮🇪
@@tonyfoley1778 Julianna is not a fighter who I followed before. I think I will start.
Great sentiment. It’s gotta be a good feeling to win a belt, knowing that hard work & perseverance paid off. Also, having her mindset of being respectful towards her opponent, and humble in that victorious moment. Good interview from Helwani.
Bullies don't know how to act when you stand up to them. They're used to winning off of fear.
Yup, just ask Deontay Wilder.
That is true and that's what happened to Amanda
Casual narrative. She had wars with Shev. When she wins the rematch this idiotic narrative will imediately switch back and no one will be giving pena credit anymore. it's absurd.
@@literallyshaking8019 just ask mike tyson😂
Dang I’m only 2min in and I’m already loving this video! Her response about not being “over celebratory” was so OG. What a great answer 💪🏽
Even with the glasses she's a good looking woman with a great outlook on life. Much respect!
Yea she’s cute. Hard looking at Amanda tho if you are a man 😉. What great personalities these women have and are good ppl..
Once I became familiar with, and starting watching Juliana train and fight, I felt her fire. Others who have fought against Nunes, from the jump were intimidated and allowed her to bully them. I was watching the fight with some friends and we were discussing how Amanda calls herself the lioness, but that night Juliana was the Lioness, a predator, the hunter and stalker, and she reduced Amanda to a cowering hyena. . .her prey.
She took that fight to Amanda, and Amanda did not know how to respond, and adjust to a fighting style she herself utilizes. I can't remember who said this, but it seems to be accurate. "A fighters worst opponent, is themselves," and I think Amanda showed us that.
Before the fight, I said throwing a Fox into the cage with a Lioness is animal cruelty.
I never knew this Fox eats lionesses for lunch.
All of a sudden the MMA community loves her. Gotta love this bipolar community lol
lol you must be a nunes fan? nah people just don't like Amanda she's annoying. runs around, loves attention. she got punked
Cruz: I healed myself from knee surgeries for years and won back the title.
Fans: Wow! So brave and strong
Pena: I am the first one to go through a pregnancy and then win the title.
Fans: sOmE tHiNgS aRe BeTtEr LeFt UnSaId.
@D. Lindsay Not one person.
Most of media is saying Pena should not have mentioned anything in that line of thoughts.
After you give birth most women are unable to sneeze without a little spill, this woman became an UFC champion.
I am glad Ariel made that highlight.
Pena won me over before the fight with her fire, and actually winning, wow, fan for life
Her being able to keep her cool about the win is the same resolve that made it possible.
I remember when she came on live I believe here with Ariel and started screaming how Nunes wouldn’t fight her, people literally clowned her in the comments and now look. Never doubt yourself, stick to the vision.
She got lucky. Amanda didn't even train and for someone who left the ufc to cry about a legend not wanting to fight her, is hilarious.
12:34
There's never been a greater campaign against the truth.
God bless you Ariel 🙏
Some morons were talking about the fight being rigged, julianna absolutely took it to the champ in the 2nd round and caught her with clean shots hurting her multiple times, nunes even nodded when she tapped admitting defeat. Phenomenal win by julianna
Facts!!
czcams.com/video/K-1XxHximHo/video.html
not rigged but Amanda could of just let her win, I mean Pena ain't no gdr and she gave problems to nunes on the feet, but could be that Amanda has lingering covid issue that mess with her cardio
@@yahtv7826 Its not rigged it's. Avery understandable situation.
The ppl crying it was rigged are the ones who bet on Amanda
So happy for Pena. She deserves all these moments 💪🏽💯
Her smile is infectious.
She recognized the weakness and went after it. Great work...
Amanda didn't train. Pretty easy to exploit. Also, so lame using fake money as an avatar.
@@lovefist86 dude Amanda got KOd and subbed in same night. Tf you smoking
@@lovefist86 You should watch Nunes' losses, and her 1st Val fight and GDR rematch.
I hope she stays ready because that after fight interview where she clarified to the world that she’s the first real mom champ. Woooo that was stone cold and if Nunes wasn’t motivated before I’m sure she’s going to come back more motivated then ever.
God bless Julianna! What a woman, what a champion. Whatever she does in the future, I will be her fan.
I live on the other side of the world and watched the fight in replay the next morning. It felt like I watched it live. Was so happy for Pena.
Were you able to watch it without spoilers?
Yes, I was able to watch it without spoilers! That the best part. I accidentally spoiled Charles-Poirier, but I didn’t get the Pena upset spoiled. I almost didn’t bother watching and was about to go ti wikipedia to see the outcome, lol. Thank god I didn’t.
@@mikehansen7610 nothing worse than mindlessly opening up your phone to a big fat spoiler lol been there
I watched it live at 6am and screamed like a maniac because I couldnt believe my eyes after first laughing when this girl entered the arena and thinking it would be a walk in the park for Nunes..... 😆
@Ultimate Ko you sound like a virgin
Julianna is a great communicator, she has a future on the mic.
She's a commentator on Combate Global... and she's good
@@LosHnosBrothas That's right I remember seeing that. now that you mention it. She kinda rubbed me the wrong way when was on the Ultimate Fighter. It's amazing that she has not only come so far, but did so against one of the GOAT's in spectacular fashion. I stand in her shadow.
I think Julianas chin and pressing forward was something Amanda wasn't ready for.
4:35: Exactly. When Amanda is the bully, she does good. (same with Khabib), but when Amanda is not the bully, and is stood up to, she folds.
🤣🤣🤣
Same with khabib?
Khabib? lol..dont even put them in the same sentence..Nunes and Conor are the biggest bullies out there...on top fighters i mean
@@krislo4788 Khabib is fake as fk - major bully - every fighter believed him -except for Tony - Khabib was so fking scared of Tony at UFC 209- that he started eating cake during fight week - we got the reciepts
@@jlang7705 He is a hypocrite..people that are too religious are truly fake. But inside the cage when has he ever wilted? Justin dropped bombs..walked him down..Porier hurt him yet he broke Porier..Jhonson had him stunned but he almost broke Michael's arm..when did he fold like Amanda is what i am asking you? yeah..what he did to Artem was disgusting..ganging him up..if he was such a bold guy he would have confronted Artem one on one like a man..but inside the cage,there is no quit in that man..Hell ,Porier even had him in the choke..he never quit
Julianna was out there fighting for all the real mothers out there
Josh Thompson said Amanda is adjusting to being a Mum 🤦🏼♀️ Peña is a single Mother who gave birth.
As a man i give props to all mother's and I believe that's more painful and difficult than anything a man goes through.
Much respect for Pena!
Wow she’s inspiring me!! Such a great person.
People called me crazy for saying Pena can win, I tried to tell them shes durable, has great cardio. Penas fighting style is amazing she doesnt let her opponents control the fight and set a pace that amanda cant keep up with.
Above all she fought for her biological child. That can give you other worldy determination.
I thought she did a great job promoting this fight even though I always thought Amanda would win, but Pena got the job done.
@@mikehansen7610 100%
Lets wait and see if she can actually hold on to the belt. I kind of doubt it myself.
"If God is for me who can be against me"
That’s nice and all but it’s sad to see her not speak out against the lesbian relationship and lesbian adoption of a poor child considering she’s with God and actually supports that whole situation.
@@SpongeBob5000_ it's not up to her to judge and by the way both nunes and her partner know what they're doing is wrong. Its call Free will, they choose to live that life.
@@elias.v8081 God tells people to call out these things. Sorry but we aren’t gonna be complacent with this disgusting thing and with child abuse because “free will”.
Best smile in MMA
Facts.
Great interview. She’s awesomw
I'm so proud of her for talking about God. I am so glad she won! She's also beautiful and smart.
Barf
I’m a believer now. Great job, Julianna
How Amanda ate the 2 piece 15 times and still continued to eat the 2 piece was beyond me lol
That's the difference in power. But what shocked me was how well Pena was able to take shots! Incredible.
Amanda showed no fight IQ, which surprised me the most. But Pena is the champ now.
@@alcottdevalte7440 it felt like she underestimated Peña and/or was letting her success get to her head too much
@@dave93x That may be true or the fact that she had covid before this fight. Thought she would understand all that at this point. Just surprised that Amanda couldn't notice the same awkward, slow left jabs that Pena threw time over time again, and it just seemed to me that Amanda had no timing, fight IQ, distance control and zero adjustments, which she always showed during the last 5 years... But congrats to Pena, don't want to make any excuses even though I just made some. Looking forward to the rematch next year.
It was awful . Well done pena but the striking from nunes was terrible and defense even worse and penas punches were also pretty bad it was just volume. I am disappointed that in the ufc the champion can look worse than a novice boxer and pena who won looked incredibly basic but showed heart and cardio. If it wasn't a championship fight(skillwise) you would say wtf are they doing.
Nunes threw the fight and took the check. Svechenko would mop the floor with Pena at 135. Clearly Nunes is ready to retire.
MY GOD... WHAT A WOMAN ..WHAT A HERO!!!
Us Latinas are strong 💪🏽
Dont generalize, its just Mexican latinas. Pena is half Mexican. Name a latina top 5 fighter that is not Mexican? None, considering Tecia Torres isnt in the top 5, and shes the only latina thats somewhat a decent fighter in the UFC and is not of Mexican descent
@@pokemonovice9758 don’t be ignorant. Mexicans are not the only strong latinos. It’s about how athletic you are. As far as a fight goes it depends on how much fighting experience you have. I’ve seen strong people from different Latin countries. Depends on the person not a specific country.
Suarez, Aldana, Pennington, Esparza, Pena, all of Mexican descent. You will never see a non-Mexican latina getting close to the top 5, let alone being champ
@@pokemonovice9758 she’s Venezuelan as well.. That’s why her name is the Venezuelan vixxen. You’re making it seem like she’s just Mexican. Make it make sense.
@@queenninja2141 No, Im just staying shes champ only cause shes Mexican. Name a single Venezuelan top UFC fighter, or name a single latina non-Mexican that is in the top 5. Do not generalize, its like me saying Russians are amazing champions when it is just Dagestanis; or like saying Polynesians are great UFC champions, when it is just Hawaiians; or saying Europeans are bad wrestlers in MMA, when there are some places like Dagestan or Georgia where they have some of the best wrestling in MMA (like Dvallishvili or Mokaev). Your generalization is lame and incorrect. The fact is, Mexican female fighters are strong and amazing fighters, not "latinas" in general.... Tatiana Suarez (top 3, TUF champ), Carla Esparza (champ, TUF champ), Irene Aldana (top 3), Julianna (champ, TUF champ), Karina Rodriguez (Invicta champ), Jessica Aguilar (WSOF champ, top 3 P4P fighter), Raquel Pennington (top 3),... I can go on and on. But just take into account the only non-Mexican decent top fighter is Tecia Torres, and she will never be champion cause doesnt have warrior spirit or heart of a champion
What great lady champions we have!
JP vs Amanda Nunez 2 would be interesting for sure,But JP don't want no smoke with Valentina shevchenko that's for sure.
Wrong. She was doing good against Valentina but got caught in a sub. And she wants the rematch.
I see she is getting those marketing checks LOL!!!
Pena has a fun personality and she did a great job selling this fight. I won't doubt her again, and I hope she gets paid big for the rematch next year. At least she always does a great job making the interviews fun to watch.
You think she wins in the rematch? Highly doubt it. Was Nunes worst performance. Wouldn’t bet that would happen again
@@robertdoyle9180 not saying 100% she wins but yea she def has a chance because she’s spot on about Amanda as a fighter. Run back thru her career. She folds under pressure. She can’t take getting bullied back. She’s still an animal but Juliana made excellent points
@@robertdoyle9180 the outcome isn’t the only aspect of the rematch that we get to enjoy. The lead up to it will be awesome and we’ll get to see Amanda’s mindset coming off a big loss. I can’t wait
@@robertdoyle9180 Something seemed off with Amanda, and she looked sloppy and etc, but Pena managed to get the job done, and the rematch will be interesting. Pena has a win over her now, so that makes the rematch something to watch for sure.
Good to see a new champ 🏆
wow ariel your interview today shows lots of preparation sir. well done.
It was the first punch landed left hook drove her to the cage Amanda didn't know how she was getting hit everyone was thinks Amanda was getting tired she was out on her feet all the first nations people are with you
She's taken way harder shots and accumulated way more damage before. Pena looked Mediocre at best. Nunes Mauled her r1 then looked beyond lethargic in r2. Pena is nothing special, rematch will prove it. I have a genuine dislike for Nunes but this narrative people have after the fight that Pena outclassed her is ridiculously delusional. Go watch the Nunes vs Shevchenko fight and try to tell me nunes didn't look out of shape and completely off after round 1.
Her mindset is to strong. Her skill game to good..I honestly don't believe Amanda can beat her in a rematch.
I disagree. If her skills were on point she would have been able to beat GDR. Pena more or less is not very consistent. She just happened to beat Amanda on Amanda’s worst night.
However, the rematch will settle this and I can’t wait to see it.
As a proud citizen of the NorthWest. I've lived and spent a decent amount of time in Spokane, currently live a couple hours away, I am SO PROUD of Julianna! I wished I would have bet money on this fight because I had so much faith and belief in her going into this one! Hearing about what her daughter told her the next morning kind of choked me up. That's what we do it for right there!
Chicago!!!! I'd fly back home for that 🥳.
Sjws helwani. You know sort or how you did to gina carano?
Yes. Going through pregnancy and then becoming champ after is an amazing feat.
Those trying to make others not feel "offended" are ridiculous.
This.
They’re eroding society.
A "mom" is someone who gives birth. And parent is someone who adopts
If I'm correct I think this is Nunes first loss in 7 years when she lost to Cat Zingano in 2014, that's an incredible winning streak. She even beat Ronda Rousey who beat everyone Nunes lost to
Reputation and psychology are soo important. Even in other sports, Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps as examples, many of their competitors on the track/in the pool had been beaten before the race began via psychology.
@@bimotavdue4129 You get confidence in racing and swimming by clocking the best times on a regular basis. Nobody was consistently clocking better times Bolt and then suddenly lost to him because they were intimidated.
Rousey doesn't have that distinction anymore
Pena is just awsome...love from Croatia
She's amazing!
This was just another GSP vs Serra, but we all saw what happened in the rematch. I think Nunes makes the adjustments (will be more hungry after losing) and smashes Peńa
Can't state it like that, it's MMA. Maybe that's the case but it can go both ways. I had a feeling Amanda would lose. On paper she is a worse wrestler. But even her striking looked very bad.
Rbaz - you right but o hope your wrong. This woman is a Christian and I like her
Big upsets happen from time to time. NEVER write ANYONE completely off.
Pretty sure you wrote her completely off before the fight, lol.
I didn’t write her off. I know MMA is unpredictable - unlike you, casual.
@@mikehansen7610 I’m 100% sure you knew Amanda would win before this fight. NO ONE was saying MMA is unpredictable and Pena might win BEFORE this fight. Easy to say things AFTER something happen. Stop trying to act smart you fool. We all know who the real casual here is. Lying ass casual
You're absolutely right. So many surprises in combat sports. What Pena managed to do must be applauded...
I thought she would lose, but I did think Charles would win. I do think that Amanda didn’t take her seriously, and was drinking her own cool aid
Loved the interview... Julianna was hugely complimentary of Amanda but the headline... "Julianna Pena: Amanda Nunes Can’t Handle Being ‘Bullied’ - The MMA Hour"
Idont think the choke was in tight, I believe it was mostly Nunes not expecting to be in a fight and wanted out, congrats to Pena regardless though
What a smile!!! A marketing dream!!! I’d buy whatever she’s selling!!
Diaz/McGregor and Liddell/Couture come immediately to mind as two other pretty big upsets. Not as high profile of a fight at the time, but no one expected Diaz to beat Lawler in their first fight.
Once the recency bias wears off, we'll be able put this one into perspective. Pena actually had a shot. It was the fact that Nunes got outclassed on the feet in round 2 and then gave up, and she did give up, that was the shocking part.
Julianna Pena ain't no Megan Anderson.
Diaz and McGregor wasn't an upset mate. Serra/Gsp and Rhonda/Holm are upsets
Diaz McGregor was an upset to casuals not real fans we all new McGregor had no gas tank or ju jitsu
In terms of upsets, Serra vs GSP will always be number 1. Serra was 9-4 coming off of The Ultimate Fighter, unranked and had no knockouts in his career. Literally NO ONE had even heard of this guy outside of his involvement in TUF. He went in the octagon with arguably the greatest welterweight of all time (keep in mind, this was GSP's first title defense) and he scored his very first KO over GSP to become champion. Serra was 5'6 inches tall compared to GSP's 5'10 and GSP had a SEVEN inch reach advantage over Serra (76 vs 69). What Serra accomplished was absolutely bonkers and to this day, many people still scratch their heads over how he was able to do it. He had never been on a main card let alone the amount of pressure he felt being in a championship fight. Pena on the other hand has been in this game for years, has been ranked for years, has trained specifically for this fight for years if it ever happened. She was prepared, both physically and mentally. Her upset over Nunes will go down as one of the greatest but it will never top Serra vs GSP.
A rematch would cement the win not being good fortune. Both classy competitors but I feel like nunes wasn't there mentally. Such a strange vontrast between r1 and r2. Biggest pop of the year from the crowd
luv Julianna, so happy for her! Enjoy mujer, enjoy! Ariel thx for the interview and for supporting her
I think the last time I got to say this was Elkins/Bektic, but "I CALLED IT!!"
Congrats to her pulling off the upset.I honestly thought she was way in over her head for saying that she provides Amanda a bad matchup .I honestly didn’t think Pena’s strikes would be a factor in her win.Pena reminds of the ladies who gave Amanda Nunes her other losses.All of them seem to share willingness to be the aggressive striker,stamina,durability and strong clinch takedowns.Pena is also active to work on bottom position on the ground.
As far as a rematch I honestly would favor Julianna over Amanda
Queen 👑 . I love this . Been following her for a while not surprised she won. She is a rough fight and when she gets hands on people it’s hard for them to get away.
Yeah was shocked to see her do the same thing to GDR. That's how I had hope for her against Nunes
happy for her
Lol at all the soyboys who can’t handle Ariel speaking the truth about Pena being the first champ to have given birth.
Literally how did they find YET ANOTHER ridiculous angle to be offended by 😂.
All the casuals. No hardcore fan would hate on ariel.
Only dana nut huggers
HERE COME ALL THE CANCEL CULTURISTS
@RowdyKidAriel didn't kiss up to Dana like other reporters do, but the officials story is him leaking a fight before the UFC announced it, think it was Lesnar for UFC 200
Amanda let her ego defeat her. That's crystal clear when she abandoned doing whatever it took to get the win. Thats the mentality of a champion and typically her mindset in there. The reality of it is, she will get an immediate rematch and I think we will see the Amanda we are used to. Pena is scrappy and good on the ground. Neither are better than Amanda.
💯 It’s time for Julianna to change her name to: The Lion Tamer
Awesome..love it..👍🏽♥️
Love Pena. Always knew she was gritty but we all know Amanda in the rematch, with her head in completely will completely dominate her.
She’ll probably lose in the rematch but man she set the mma world on fire
I’m sure you told us before the fight that Amanda was gonna kill Julianna.
I thought a fully conditioned Amanda would absolutely maul Pena for the full fight instead of just the first then get tired and I maintain that. The people that can't see that Pena was completely outclassed r1 before Nunes got uncharacteristically tired in r2 are delusional.
@@sketch3744 Amanda normally does eventually gas. Not generally in the 2nd round though. Most don’t make it past that. To say she completely dominated in R1 is delusional at best.
@@mdlfngr9262 She knocked her down 3 times, sat on her for 3 mins and took no damage. Two of the judges scored r1 10-8. That's dominating...
lol Amanda can't handle being bullied just laughs cus cyborg tried to bully Amanda but got ko
After this interview, Pena is my new favourite female MMA fighter after Shevchenko.
Btw I realised all MMA fighters say that they wouldn't want her kids to be MMA fighters
Awesome Champ we’ve been waiting for!
Fighting is a way for Poor people to get away from Poverty .. Many loose the Drive once they have plenty of money ..
She's a very spiritual person. Happy for her. She just beat the greatest female MMA fighter of all time
I called it! 2nd round stoppage. And NEW!
Lmao! People so quick to switch ⬆️ I’m gonna just wait for the rematch and watch Amanda do her thing! ✌🏼
I see that Julianna has grown up tremendously and I love that she is not bashful about her relationship with the Lord. This interview inspired a great deal of respect for her.
Praise be to God 🙏
I have to say, I am SO confused, did we all watch the same fight? Peña says, “i had her in trouble in round 1” say what? She got rocked 2 times and dominated on the ground. At 6:23 Ariel says, “it was clear you were winning the first” WHAT?!
Pena did have her arm in the first round and Nunes had to exert herself to prevent being submitted. Nunes remained in the same position on top for awhile because she was protecting her arm. And that's why Nunes decided to stand in the second round. Despite that Pena clearly lost the first round. Ariel probably didn't realize what he was saying.
I was saying it all night long I cannot see how Amanda could get past Pena people thought I was crazy LOL I’ve watched her fight her whole career and she is a true beast which is why I was just about sure there was no way Amanda could get passed her specially in this mindset that she has right now! I feel so happy for her she deserves it I am still upset that people consider this a upset it was never an Upset when you look at her skills she possesses
Good point about Amanda not responding well to pressure, GDR had some success when she put it on Nunez too.
Thank you for this wonderful interview, Ariel. Also, I hope Julianna can spend a little time with Rose and Trevor Whitman before the rematch. Guts and toughness can only be relied on for so long. Congratulations champ!
Also, so cool the clip of the two babies behind the scenes. I doubt we will see that anywhere else.
@@ricklittle8848 no dis intended coach, but I do think Julianna has some room for offensive growth. Still, congrats to the team. It was an amazing win.
Julianna has this naive, pure and innocent grit that I first noticed during the Ultimate Fighter. And her grappling was strong for those early days. Thought she could have been a good challenge to Ronda after Meisha lost the 2nd time. Then she gets injured and beats cat zingano and I thought she could beat Amanda. Then she becomes mother and takes 2 and half years off to come back and lose to shevchecko and Germaine and I'm like she's done. she's only fighting like once a year now. Gets back and beats Sarah mcmann and out of nowhere get matched up with Amanda. and I thought she was going to get destroyed just like Katter did against Max, cause I knew she had hart. And then this surprise!
just like Nate did against Conor where she/he got beat in the first round and faces fire with fire in the second round and drops Conor and then chokes out Nunes.
Hence she's say during the the Rogan interview: I'm not surprised mother fuckas
This is real life Rocky. Amanda was Ivan Drago of the women's division, the Golliath brought down by an unlikely David. This should be a movie - a real inspiration for everyone.
That last round looked like Juliana had nearly knocked out Amanda, who feeling the end coming gave up her back for a fast submission. Standing it was all Juliana connecting. This fight was moments from a standing KO. At least from my view of the last round.