Kayla Harrison was “heartbroken” for teammate Amanda Nunes following her bantamweight title loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269, and she also didn’t appreciate what the newly crowned champion had to say about her afterward. UFC 269 proved to be Peña’s night as she engaged in a slugfest with the hard-hitting Nunes and came out the winner after a fatigued Nunes quickly tapped out to a rear-naked choke 3:22 into the second round. Despite the impressive nature of Peña’s stunning upset performance , Harrison believes it was just a one-time thing. “I still think that if they fought 10 times, nine times out of 10 Amanda starches her,” Harrison told TMZ . “But sometimes it’s just not your night no matter what you do, no matter how hard you prepare, no matter how good you feel, how confident you are. Sometimes things just don’t go your way.” As a result, Peña (11-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) is now reveling in her championship win after a long road to the top, which included reconstructive knee surgery in 2014 and a two-and-a-half-year layoff following pregnancy and the birth of her daughter
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