Reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña has revealed that her outbursts against Kayla Harrison are not an attack, but an act of defense.
I am not trash talking, I'm simply defending myself. This all started before I even knew who Kayla Harrison was. When I beat Amanda Nunes, I saw this blond girl sitting cageside, freaking out and having all sorts of obscenities to say about me for beating Amanda Nunes and throwing a gigantic wrench in her plans.
"Then her agent had made a comment that she was going to win by murder and that she was going to catch some murder charges because she was going to murder me. These are the things that me talking back is my way of defending myself. She started slinging mud at me long before I even knew who she was," said Peña.
Harrison last fought against Ketlen Vieira in October 2024 at UFC 307. Kayla won that fight by unanimous decision. She has 18 wins and one loss to her name.
Peña last stepped into the octagon against Raquel Pennington in October 2024 at UFC 307. That fight went the full distance and ended in Julianna's favor by split decision. She has 12 wins and five losses to her name.
