SALT LAKE CITY – Julianna Pena is disgusted by the way in which Raquel Pennington has carried herself as champion leading into their UFC 307 title fight.
Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will challenge Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) for the women’s bantamweight title on Saturday at Delta Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). It’s a fight that’s been brewing since Season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series.
The former champ Peña said she never expected to see herself in a title bout where Pennington was holding the strap, but said she takes the “blame” because she’s been out more than two years due to injury, allowing Pennington to capture the vacant belt against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 in January.
