Julianna Pena Posts Statement, Following Pivotal Loss to Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie (left) and Pena (right) (photo via UFC/YouTube)
By FCF Staff
After coming up short in her bout with #1 ranked bantamweight contender, Germaine de Randamie, Julianna Pena is holding her head high.
Pena faced the former champ at UFC Fight Island 4, and was choked unconscious in round, via a guillotine choke. Since then the former TUF winner shared out the statement below.
You win some, you learn some. Wasn’t my night! Massive Congratulations to @ironladymma it was an honor to compete against you and thank you for your service of upholding the #thinblueline 🙏🏽 Thank you @danawhite and @ufc for the experience #inabudhabi
I can’t wait to get back to this little love of mine!! I’ve missed her so much! Your kids don’t always follow your advice, a lot of times they follow your example. I’m uninjured and Dont want to take too much time off. I want to show my daughter that just because things didn’t go my way, doesn’t mean I quit or give up on my goals! This is a game of inches and I will hold my head up high and move on to my next challenge! Thank you to everyone who has supported me in my fight journey and sorry I didn’t walk away with the Win. And to those of you just tuning in, get your popcorn ready because I’ll be back soon!
The 31-year-old Pena (9-4) was competing for the first time since July, 2019, when she defeated Nicco Montana by decision.
