Julianna Pena wasted no time unloading on Mayra Bueno Silva after the Brazilian confessed to failing a drug take a look at in relation to her current submission win over Holly Holm.
Whereas the total particulars surrounding the constructive drug take a look at received’t be revealed till Thursday’s assembly of the Nevada Athletic Fee (NAC), Silva has already been quickly suspended and can probably face some sort of punishment consequently. It was simply after her victory over Holm that Silva took goal at Pena and promised to “smash” the previous UFC champ in a possible struggle with the vacant UFC bantamweight title on the road.
Now with the drug take a look at outcomes changing into public, Pena fired again and pulled no punches in the case of her opinion of Silva.
“CHEAT-ara, dwelling as much as your nickname,” Pena wrote on Twitter, mocking Silva’s “Sheetara” nickname. “Again to being a curtain jerker of an APEX card you go.
“You fought two 41 yr olds this yr and also you needed to cheat with a purpose to get it executed. Can’t move a drug take a look at? Hold my title out of your mouth, ya dumb broad!.”
#CHEATara, dwelling as much as your nickname.Again to being a curtain jerker of an Apex card you go. You fought two 41yr olds this yr and also you needed to cheat with a purpose to get it executed. Cannot move a #drugtest?Hold my title out of your mouth ya dumb broad! pic.twitter.com/EMyfJu8xbo
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) August 22, 2023
The 2 fights Pena referenced got here in opposition to Holm and Lina Lansberg, which prolonged Silva’s general win streak to 4 in a row since returning to the bantamweight division.
Because of the failed drug take a look at, it’s attainable the NAC may overturn Silva’s win over Holm to a no-contest, however till a punishment is handed down or an adjudication settlement is reached, the win stays on her report.
Silva claimed the failed drug take a look at got here because of a substance “according to the prescription remedy I take for my ADHD.”
Initially, the efficiency in opposition to Holm appeared to vault Silva right into a place to probably problem Pena for the UFC bantamweight title, which was vacated after Amanda Nunes introduced her retirement in June.
Now, with a attainable suspension looming, it’s virtually sure that Silva received’t be in consideration for that chance any longer. In the meantime, Raquel Pennington emerges because the more than likely challenger to face Pena to crown a brand new champion within the close to future.
