Julianna Peña performing Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 as Trophy of the Year

Julianna Peña performing Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 as FanSided MMA’s Best Performance of the Year.

Julianna Peña takes on Amanda Nunes in the UFC’s final women’s bantamweight title fight of 2021, which is expected to be another crowning for Nunes, who has established herself as the greatest female fighter ever. All Time.

However, just as Peña predicted when the fight was first announced, Nunes will lose her first fight in over five years at UFC 269 in a magical fashion.

Peña endured a series of punishments from Nunes early in the fight, but the situation changed quickly when Peña tried to overwhelm Nunes with counter attacks, knocking her off balance and eventually sending her to the ground. . Peña followed by grabbing Nunes’ back and sinking on a naked rear reducer. To the skepticism of most people, including Peña, Nunes mined almost immediately, and history was made.

With victory, Peña has taken UFC women’s bantamweight gold, and is cashed at 10-1, making her the most underrated person to win in 2021.

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The win for Peña is not only the UFC’s biggest disappointment on the betting table in 2021, it’s also the biggest storyline disappointment of the year.

Peña called her hit during her UFC 200 comeback when she called Nunes after beating Cat Zingano on the prelims. Since then, Peña has made it her mission to climb to the top of the UFC rankings and fight the Nunes that have eluded her for over 5 years.

The win for Peña marks the fourth win of her UFC career, as she has improved to 7-2 since her UFC debut in 2013.

Peña immediately accepted a rematch with Nunes after UFC 269, the rematch is likely to take place in the first half of 2022.

The annual FanSided MMA award is voted by the FanSided MMA team every year. Stay tuned for more prizes announced for the day.