“It’s easier to fight Julianna”- Jessica Andrade makes bold claims about beating Julianna Pena for the women’s bantamweight title
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Jessica Andrade on Julianna Pena
Jessica Andrade reacts to Pena’s title reign! Julianna Penna and Amanda Nunes fought against each other at UFC 269 and it was one of the biggest nights in recent UFC history. Originally the fight was scheduled to take place on UFC 265 but later was transferred to UFC 269. During the build-up to the fight, both fighters were extremely verbal against each other. The competitiveness was visible as both the fighters weren’t backing down at all.
On the fight night, both the fighters went all out and in the first round, Nunes showed her dominance. As everything was going as expected, Penna bounced back in the second round and submitted the champion with a rear-naked choke and giving the fight fans one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.
Many coined Pena’s win as a fluke and Pena is pretty pissed off at this assumption. Many contenders came forward and claimed that they’d easily beat Pena. Jessica Andrade is another fighter who’s in line for the title, and she believes she can easily get rid of Pena, and she can create history by becoming the second female double champ in UFC history.
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“Amanda is way better”- Jessica Andrade reflects upon Amanda Nunes’ performance against Julianna Pena at UFC 269
Talking to MMA Fighting, Andrade said, “In theory, it’s easier to fight Julianna, especially for what she’s showed against Amanda. I really think it was more of Amanda because Amanda is way better than what she’s showed. She was submitted with no hooks in, you could see the pressure wasn’t too much.”
She added, “But I don’t know how Amanda’s weight cut was, it was two years since her last fight, so something might have affected and led to that. She got tired so quickly. It wasn’t the Amanda we’re used to watching. Maybe she will show the Amanda we know in this rematch and get the belt back.”
“I hope we get the opportunity to fight one day and it’s for the belt. I think it’s the easier matchup, no doubt. We’re used to fighting girls at 125 and 115, who are faster and have power in their strikes, and people at 135 are slower, I think due to their weight and how they move. So if you get them tired, it’s over. I get better round after round, I don’t get tired, I don’t slow down, and that would be a good key for me to beat Julianna and maybe win the 135-pound belt,” Andrade concluded.
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