Julianna Pena

“I loved Gina Carano.”

“Life is such a precious thing that can be gone from you in an instant.”

“When I had my first amateur fight, the gloves that I used were the UFC gloves you can buy at the store. I remember thinking I was being a poser, so I quit using them. 'I'm not a UFC fighter. Women aren't allowed to fight in the UFC.' I didn't use them anymore, I didn't fight with them on. But now, it's real life.”

“I have taken the tough fights.”

“I'm not trying to take anything away from Amanda Nunes, she's a wonderful mother, but I gave birth to my daughter. I feel like for giving birth I am the first mom champ, and that to me is also a little feather in the cap.”

“I've always been a company girl.”

“It's definitely been a hard road especially from all the things I've endured in my private life.”

“My older brother and my oldest sister, they're fluent in Spanish. Me and my other sister, we can understand a lot of Spanish and we speak some Spanish, but we're not completely fluent.”

“I love the way Fedor fights. He's been influential to me from the day I saw him.”

“When I decided to try MMA, I let the devil inside me out.”

“I think I would steamroll all the girls at 125 pounds but then again I've kind of got that big head thing going on.”

“On 'The Ultimate Fighter' show, if you don't make weight, you go home.”

“To be able to give back to the next generation and help this next generation of fighters cropping up in the UFC is an honor and it's something I always wanted to do.”

“There's dad champs, there's mom champs, so anyone that has children can attest to the fact that your kids look up to you like you're a champion.”

“I have the heart of a champion and that is something that sets me aside.”

“No one can take away the amount of work I put in.”

“Me and Miesha have discussed fighting each other. We said the only way we would fight each other is if her or I had the belt.”

“I don't rely on my looks. I know it helps. It's a male-dominated sport, so I definitely know looks might factor into whether some may watch a fight or not.”

“Okay, so, I didn't come on 'The Ultimate Fighter' for a boyfriend.”

“Ring girls and fights go hand in hand and they are an essential part of the show.”