Challenging Ronda Rousey Back To UFC, Julianna Pena: Wrestling Is A Lie, If I Want To Fight Again I'm Ready

Julianna Pena (Instagram @venezuelanvixen)

JAKARTA - Ronda Rousey's journey in mixed martial arts has earned her a place in the UFC Hall of Fame. Because she was one of the first women to compete at the highest level.

However, one day, after being defeated in two fights, he chose to leave the octagon to start a new stage in wrestling.

However, Julianna Peña, the UFC bantamweight champion, believes that the hard work that made the Riverside gladiator the first female champion in the category was tarnished by the way she left the octagon.

"Ronda is old news, right? I think the amazing thing about her is she opens doors and destroys people in 10 seconds, and she becomes a star because she destroys people in the first round and that's great, but she was beaten twice and brutally. So how great is she?" Pena said as quoted from Marca, Wednesday, April 6.

It didn't stop there, the Venezuelan fighter issued a challenge that Ronda would probably never accept.

“She had to swerve into professional wrestling. And I understand it and I think it's great. But as a fighter and someone who is competitive, I know that, deep down, it probably bothered her so much that she left with two knockout losses and never came back to make a name for herself."

"If it really bothers her and if in the end, she finds out that, you know, her legacy was destroyed by the fact that she never came back, then I'd like to invite her back, and if she wants to come back, I'd welcome her back with open arms."

To make her point, Pena even mentions Ronda doesn't really fight because pro wrestling is a lie.

"Now he's kind of a joke in the MMA world, because she is, what is she saying? She's a hit, because pro wrestling is fake, you get paid millions of dollars to make up lies. And if Ronda wants to try real fighting again, I'm ready."