Julianna Pena: 'Nobody cares about Ronda Rousey and her fat arms anymore'

Julianna Pena is tired of playing nice when it comes to getting what she deserves: a UFC women’s bantamweight title shot against Amanda Nunes.

The undefeated fighter appears to be next in line for a title shot after impressively dispatching Cat Zingano at UFC 200. However, the presence of Ronda Rousey has cast a shadow over the division as Dana White promised Rousey a title shot whenever she decided to return to the cage. Rousey hasn’t been in action since last November, when she was knocked out by Holly Holm. There have been rumors that Rousey could return by the end of the year but nothing has been substantiated to date.

That would place a huge roadblock in Pena’s path to winning the world title. And it is something that seems to annoy her a little bit more as each day passes and her next fight hasn’t been announced. “They can delay me but they can’t deny me,” Pena told TMZ. “No one deserves this title shot more than me.”

Nunes has also been quite vocal at wanting a crack at Rousey more than defending her title against Pena. And that notion seems to get underneath the skin of the “Venezuelan Vixen.”

“She knows she needs to fight me and all these girls know they need to fight me,” Pena said while accusing Nunes of wanting to wait for the “money fight” against Rousey. “I want my belt and I’m not going to stop until I get it.”

As for her thoughts on the former champion and when she’ll come back, Pena says that she heard that Rousey would make a return to the cage before the end of 2016. However, she questioned the validity in what she’s heard and said that she’ll “believe it when she sees it” before launching into some unflattering comments about Rousey.

“She’s like the emperor in no clothes [and] she’s broken a little bit,” Pena said when asked what to expect of Rousey when she returns. “I just think that nobody cares about Ronda Rousey and her fat arms anymore.”

Shots fired.