Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos SEOUL – With the No. 10 spot in the NOS Energy Drink MMA women’s bantamweight rankings and a win over Jessica Eye in her most recent outing, Julianna Pena was entering the conversation as a future challenger for Ronda Rousey ’s crown. Then, Holly Holm (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) came along and upended the whole division , knocking out Rousey (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) with a head kick in their UFC 193 main event earlier this month. Pena (7-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was happy for Holm but said she isn’t ready to take a step back as a contender, especially when she factors in her run to win “The Ultimate Fighter 18,” which included a trio of “exhibition” bouts. “I’ve been in the UFC octagon six times, and I’ve beat everybody that they’ve put in front of me,” Pena told MMAjunkie while attending this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 79 event in South Korea. “I consider those real fistfights, and I feel like I’ve been on a tear since the UFC put me inside the Zuffa octagon
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Julianna Pena thrilled when Holly Holm ‘broke the Internet’ against Ronda Rousey – MMA Junkie