A biography for Julianna Penahasn’t been written yet.
“I've always been a massive Kanye West fan, and always thought in my head that if I could live anywhere it would be Chicago.”
“If you put in the work, and you pay your dues, then things are going to come easier to you. You can be confident. You can believe in yourself.”
“I'm just a natural fighter.”
“Everybody thinks that I'm only versed on the ground or I'm just a ground person. But in mixed martial arts, you have to be versed everywhere. I'm confident on the feet, I'm confident on the ground.”
“I've sacrificed my body, my time, to be who I am and where I am.”
“Tetris 64,' oh, that's my game.”
“I hope that MMA in Venezuela blows up! But here's the thing, I also want it to blow up in Mexico. I also want it to blow up in Native lands. I'm Mexican, I'm Venezuelan, and I'm Native.”
“Amanda is a great champ. I admire that she's been able to retain her belt for so long. But I'm just not afraid of her.”
“I feel like patience is sometimes better than pride, and I'm a very patient fighter.”
“One thing that I've never been is a quitter.”
“I'm trying to represent myself and stick to my roots, so I absolutely hope MMA crosses over the Venezuela. It's great for the sport.”
“One thing you can't teach is heart.”
“Miesha has been in the game for such a long time. Miesha is a true MMA fighter.”
“When I think of Venezuela, I think of my whole other side, of my father's family. They all live there. They're so happy.”
“It is crazy that I go get in fistfights for a living.”
“Ronda is so full of herself. She's really arrogant. That arrogance costs her the respect of fighters and some fans. She's just a bully.”
“Ronda said I didn't deserve to breathe the same air as Shayna Baszler. That's when you know someone is arrogant and ignorant.”
“When I think of being Venezuelan, I just think of my dad and how his story is so significant, coming to America and how he immigrated here. It makes me very proud to know that I am Venezuelan and that those are my roots.”
“I'm not some imposter that just fell out of the sky into a title shot.”
“If you are not making weight, there's a reason for that. To me, I believe it's because you don't want to fight, period.”