Cat Zingano vs. Julianna Pena For UFC 200 Is Announced
Las Vegas, NV (April 7th, 2016)– A UFC women’s bantamweight matchup between onetime title challenger Cat Zingano (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and “The Ultimate Fighter 18” winner Julianna Pena (7-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is set for July’s banner UFC 200 event.
The bout was announced on the UFC’s official Twitter account.
UFC 200 takes place July 9 at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a catchweight rematch between UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, as well as a women’s bantamweight title fight between champ Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes.
The event’s main card airs live on pay-per-view with prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Pena and her attorneys recently struck a deal with prosecutors in her native Spokane, Wash., after an alleged bar brawl this past December in which she reportedly groin kicked two bouncers. She was arrested charged with two counts of assault, but this past month was granted a stipulation of continuance, which means the charges will be dropped within one year if she doesn’t have any more run-ins with the law.
As an added condition of her reinstatement with the UFC, Pena agreed to undergo counseling.
Prior to her title loss, Cat Zingano picked up two consecutive UFC wins, most notably over the champ Miesha Tate in April 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale.
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