Julianna Pena submits Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 to become bantamweight champion in seismic bombshell
Julianna Pena submitted Amanda Nunes in the co-headliner of UFC 269 on Saturday, turning into ladies' bantamweight champion in probably the greatest bombshell in UFC history. Pena constrained Nunes to tap out to a back stripped stifle in the second round, to the shock of those in participation at Las Vegas' T-Versatile Field. Pena (11-4) entered UFC 269 with two losses in her last four battles, while Nunes (21-5) was unbeaten beginning around 2014. Third-positioned Pena was a tremendous dark horse heading into her conflict with Nunes, who actually holds the UFC ladies' featherweight title. Nunes dropped her challenger with a calf kick in one of the initial trades on Saturday, however Pena bounced back to her feet and returned fire with a progression of right hands. At first those strikes neglected to fluster the Brazilian, who dropped Pena again – this time with a punch. The hero picked her second to follow American Pena – who is of Venezuelan and Mexican plummet – to the...