Julianna Pena punches Amanda Nunes in their women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 269. Photo: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP
Julianna Pena punches Amanda Nunes in their women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 269. Photo: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP
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UFC 269: Julianna Pena says she is first ‘mom champ’ – not Amanda Nunes – ‘because I gave birth to my daughter’

  • ‘I’m not trying to take anything away from her [Nunes], she’s a wonderful mother,’ says new UFC bantamweight champion
  • Pena calls on the promotion to create a new ‘baddest mom on the planet’ belt after shock win in Las Vegas

Topic |   Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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Updated: 5:29pm, 13 Dec, 2021

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Julianna Pena punches Amanda Nunes in their women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 269. Photo: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP
Julianna Pena punches Amanda Nunes in their women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 269. Photo: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP
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