Julianna Pena broke the mold in her first fight against Amanda Nunes. Can she duplicate that performance?
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The main event of UFC 277 is one of the more curious rematches in recent memory. Last December, Julianna Pena scored a massive upset over Amanda Nunes via second-round submission. Not only was Pena a sizable underdog, as high as +700 on some books, but she also only won in a way that was quite divergent from her previous UFC fights. Will lightning strike twice? Was the performance a sign of a developing Pena? Was it a bad night for Nunes? Going into the rematch, all of these questions are on the table.
Julianna Pena broke the mold in her first fight against Amanda Nunes. Can she duplicate that performance?
Julianna Pena broke the mold in her first…
Julianna Pena broke the mold in her first fight against Amanda Nunes. Can she duplicate that performance?
The main event of UFC 277 is one of the more curious rematches in recent memory. Last December, Julianna Pena scored a massive upset over Amanda Nunes via second-round submission. Not only was Pena a sizable underdog, as high as +700 on some books, but she also only won in a way that was quite divergent from her previous UFC fights. Will lightning strike twice? Was the performance a sign of a developing Pena? Was it a bad night for Nunes? Going into the rematch, all of these questions are on the table.