Julianna Pena makes history after breaking into Top 5 betting upsets record in UFC Title Fight history after UFC 269 triumph

Julianna Pena makes history after breaking into Top 5 betting upsets record in UFC Title Fight history after UFC 269 triumph

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The final pay-per-view of the year 2021 just went down in the history books with some of the most unexpected results on the whole fight card. The biggest upset of the fight card is produced by the Brazilian MMA fighter, Julianna Pena, who defeated the former two-division UFC champion and number one pound for pound women fighter, Amanda Nunes, and took her women’s Bantamweight title.

Nunes is one of the most dominating fighters on the UFC roster and she holds victories over some of the biggest names in the promotion such as Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm, Miesha Tate, and many others. This was the first time Amanda Nunes entered the Octagon to defend her women’s Bantamweight title since 2019.

‘The Lioness’ was the biggest betting favorite on the whole fight card with odds of -1100 in her favor and Julianna Pena was the biggest underdog on the whole card with betting odds of +650 in her favor. After having a tough first round, Pena defied all the odds in the second round and after throwing some heavy jabs on Nunes, she ended the fight with a rear-naked choke and produced one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.

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This victory of Julianna Pena entered into the list of top 5 betting upsets records in the UFC title fight history. Here goes the whole list:-

  • UFC 193: Holly Holm (+870) def Ronda Rousey
  • UFC 69: Matt Serra (+850) def Georges St Pierre
  • UFC 173: TJ Dillashaw (+700) def Renan Barao
  • UFC 269: Julianna Pena (+650) def Amanda Nunes

Julianna Pena became the second woman to submit Amanda Nunes and first to become UFC champion after being a mother

Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes
Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes

‘The Venezuela Vixen’ broke many records with her win against Amanda Nunes at the co-main event of UFC 269. Nunes has been submitted only one time before this fight, that too on her MMA debut against Ana Maria on Prime: MMA Championship 2 in 2008, and Pena became the second woman in history to submit Nunes at UFC 269.

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Not only this, she became the first UFC women fighter to become a champion after giving birth to a child and becoming a mother. This history is really special for Pena as she not only defied the odds, she broke many records with a win in this fight and it is going to be really interesting to see how Julianna Pena builds up her legacy on the Bantamweight division throne.

Also Read: “Don’t ever doubt me again”- Julianna Pena shocks the world after beating Amanda Nunes.