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JULIANNA PENA VS SARA MCMANN FACTS
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When is UFC 257? Sunday 24th January, 2021 - 01:00 start (UK)
Where is UFC 257? Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
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JULIANNA PENA VS SARA MCMANN LOWDOWN
Julianna Pena (9-4) is back and desperate to get some more fights under the belt. She has only had seven UFC fights since her debut in 2013 mainly due to a that catastrophic knee injury. She has only fought twice since her submission loss to Valentina Shevchenko in 2017 taking time out having a baby. She earnt a unanimous decision over Nicco Montano in 2019 and returned in October last year suffering a surprise submission loss to the striker Germaine de Randamie.
Sara McMann (12-5) has also been inactive in recent years welcoming a baby boy to the world. She returned last year after a couple years out and she turned back the clock with a dominant grappling performance and unanimous decision over Lina Lansberg. That was her first win in four years after suffering submission losses to Ketlen Vieira in 2017 and Marion Reneau in 2018.
JULIANNA PENA VS SARA MCMANN PREDICTION
We do not know what kind of form they will be in but what we do know that they are two extremely strong grapplers. It will be a very interesting tussle as Pena has taken down all of her UFC opponents at least once and McMann is an Olympic silver medallist in freestyle wrestling.
You have to lean towards McMann’s credentials to win the grappling exchanges and control Pena with her wrestling which is why she is the favourite, but she is 40 years old now and her last two losses were submissions which is a worry as Pena is very slick on the ground.
This is a very tough fight to call and it is easy to see a McMann decision, but we feel an upset is likely with Pena holding her own in the wrestling and even pulling off a submission.
Prediction: Pena via Submission