Norma Dumont doesn’t suppose Julianna Pena deserves a UFC title shot.
Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) on Oct. 5 within the UFC 307 co-headliner in Salt Lake Metropolis. Peña hasn’t competed since shedding her title to Amanda Nunes in a lopsided choice loss at UFC 277 in July 2022.
“It was actually a slap on the face of your complete division,” Dumont informed MMA Mania by means of an interpreter. “Julianna, who hasn’t actually gained any fights, hasn’t fought in so lengthy, and even she beat Amanda in a day that Amanda simply wasn’t Amanda. She simply wasn’t there, after which on the opposite battle, she acquired the total beating, three nights of beatings value in a single night time.
“That was the actual Julianna proper there. Then she comes again after two-and-a-half years of working away from any battle supplied to her to then be given a present and preventing for the belt. So, yeah, it’s not good. It’s a slap within the face of the division but in addition not the primary time that it has occurred.”
Dumont (11-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will look to enter the title image when she meets former title challenger Irene Aldana (15-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) on Sept. 14 at UFC 306 from Sphere in Las Vegas.
She picks Pennington to retain her title towards Peña.
“I feel Raquel wins this battle, not as a result of I feel she is a dominant champion, as a result of I don’t suppose that,” Dumont stated. “However I simply suppose Julianna is simply that dangerous. I imply, she acquired submitted by Germaine (de Randamie). I imply, come on. It’s bizarre to say Raquel goes to win one thing, however I feel she wins this one.”
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