Holly Holm Withdraws from May 8 Showdown Against Julianna Pena
Holly Holm has been forced to pull out of a UFC Fight Night clash with Julianna Pena on May 8.
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— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) March 7, 2021
as I’ve just been informed that #HollyHolm is injured and has pulled from our scheduled bout May 8. I wish her a full recovery #ufc259
It’s unclear if Pena will remain on the card, but “The Venezuelan Vixen” didn’t hesitate to call for a matchup with two-division champion Amanda Nunes, who shellacked Megan Anderson to defend her featherweight belt in the the UFC 259 co-headliner.
Nunes didn’t seem especially interested in the possibility when informed of Pena’s callout.
“So Holly is off, she [Pena] can fight Germaine,” Nunes said at the UFC 259 post-fight press conference. “I feel like she has to get in the mix, but we’ll see. I’m going to go back down, I’m going to see my diet because now I’m pretty heavy, so yeah. I’m a champion. I’m never going to turn down fights. I’m going to be facing whoever Dana White wants me to face.”
The May 8 UFC Fight Night card doesn’t yet have an official headliner or location.
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