The first UFC women’s bantamweight fight of the night delivered in a massive way as Germaine de Randamie won the contest. ‘The Iron Lady’ cranked on a nasty guillotine choke over Julianna Pena in the third round of their contest. What’s more, Germaine shattered the perception that she was just proficient in the striking realm with her statement finish.

The contest was split between the middle going into the final round and Pena seemed to be the fresher fighter. Germaine de Randamie spent a large part of the previous round on her back trying to fight off submission attempts. However, the former 145-pound champion made her intentions clear as she snagged a choke that put Julianna out.

UFC women’s bantamweights- Germaine de Randamie vs Julianna Pena

The main card feature bout had plenty of eyeballs on it due to the title implications that came with the pairing. Although ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ in Pena was relatively inactive over the last three years, she was a frontrunner for contention. Moreover, de Randamie was coming off a decision loss to the consensus GOAT Amanda Nunes in her last fight.

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The striking specialist, ‘GDR’ had shown a weakness to takedowns in her last fight, and Julianna came prepared. Although she found success in grounding the former featherweight champion, she wasn’t able to mount a significant offense. Additionally, de Randamie’s Jiu-Jitsu game has significantly improved as she also made a meaningful attempt at a Von Flue Choke.

‘The Lioness’ Amanda Nunes took to social media and explained that she had her sights affixed on the match-ups. Considering her statement win over a top contender, one can only imagine that ‘The Iron Lady’ is back in the contention pool. Furthermore, the main event bout between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana would also factor into the discussion.

Despite the win, Germaine de Randamie will mostly have to accrue another win under her belt. Having just lost to Amanda Nunes, the promotion will look to have a fresh face stand across the cage from ‘The Lioness’. Following her performance, there is no denying that her overall game makes her a formidable foe to anyone at 135-pounds.

Do you see the UFC handing ‘The Iron Lady’ a shot at the bantamweight belt in her next fight?