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
Julianna Pena has claimed she is the first true “mom champ” in the UFC, not Amanda Nunes, after taking the Brazilian’s bantamweight title on Saturday night.
“The Venezuelan Vixen” snatched the belt with a shock submission via second-round rear-naked choke, defeating the woman widely-considered the female “GOAT” (greatest of all time).
The 32-year-old American (11-4) celebrated with her young daughter in the Octagon, having come out on top in the battle of the two mothers. She later smiled when a reporter suggested during her post-fight media interview that the UFC should create a new “baddest mom on the planet’ gimmick championship belt for her.
“That is such a great point – the UFC absolutely needs to create a new belt for me, it needs to be the ‘baddest mom on the planet’,” Pena said.
“I’m not trying to take anything away from Amanda Nunes, she’s a wonderful mother, but I gave birth to my daughter.
“I feel like for giving birth I am the first mom champ, and that to me is also a little feather in the cap.”