Former UFC bantamweight girls’s champion Miesha Tate thinks individuals underestimate Julianna Pena’s hanging.
On October 4, Pena will try and grow to be a two-time world titleholder when she meets reigning 135-pound queen Raquel Pennington within the UFC 307 co-main occasion. It is going to be Pena’s first time competing since her July 2022 loss to Amanda Nunes.
Contemplating ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ is 3-3 in her final six fights and hasn’t stepped foot contained in the Octagon for greater than two years, it ought to come as no shock that she’s listed as a +140 underdog whereas Pennington is trending as a -170 favourite. Nevertheless, not everyone seems to be satisfied that ‘Rocky’ will go away with the bantamweight belt nonetheless strapped round her waist.
“I feel Julianna’s hanging is extraordinarily underrated,” Tate advised MMA Junkie Radio. “I feel her hanging is definitely very efficient – individuals simply don’t perceive it. It’s type of like (Dricus Du Plessis). I feel lots of people take a look at him, they usually don’t actually respect his hanging, both. I draw some similarities of their hanging.
“(Julianna), when she hits you, it’s not a snapping punch. It’s like a joust. You’ve seen these guys that run at one another on horses (with) the jousting sticks? Individuals don’t understand how arduous she hits till they get hit by (her). We noticed that occur when she took out Amanda (Nunes). Her boxing won’t be conventional, however that’s additionally a profit.”
Miesha Tate Likens ‘Rocky’ to Valentina Shevchenko
Tate can be very accustomed to Raquel Pennington’s stand-up recreation, having squared off with ‘Rocky’ at UFC 205 in 2016. It could be Tate’s remaining UFC combat till popping out of retirement in 2021.
‘Cupcake’ likened the champ’s abilities to that of one other undisputed girls’s world champion.
“She’s such a clear, lovely striker, and he or she’s very exact,” Tate stated of Pennington. “Her protection is so good. I truly liken her fashion to Valentina Shevchenko. If you consider it, stylistically, they’re fairly related. They’ve good bases, they usually by no means overreact.
“Valentina Shevchenko by no means overextends, Raquel by no means overextends. They’re each primarily counterstrikers, in order that they search for anyone to make a mistake. They’re nice at parrying punches, they’ve nice head motion, they’ve very technical boxing.”
Pennington has gained six straight relationship again to June 2020 towards Marion Reneau. Since then, she’s racked up wins towards Pannie Kianzad, Macy Chiasson, Aspen Ladd, Ketlen Vieira, and Mayra Bueno Silva to say the vacant bantamweight title.
