MIAMI – There was no shortage of intensity when Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison got in front of each other for the first time ahead of their UFC 316 title fight.
Peña (11-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will attempt to make the first defense in her second reign as women’s bantamweight champion when she takes on two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champion Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in the co-main event of the June 7 card at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN/Disney+, ESPN+).
Both women launched strong words and insults at each other when the microphones were hot at Friday’s UFC 316 on-sale press conference. The disdain between them was even more clear when they stood inches from each other for the staredown afterward.
After a heated #UFC316 press conference, Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison have their first title fight faceoff. pic.twitter.com/GF4jl9J0gJ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 11, 2025
Check out the video above to see the Peña vs. Harrison faceoff from the UFC 316 press conference.
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