Julianna Pena’s terrible cut sustained in her loss to Amanda Nunes on Saturday night time didn’t have to have far more than common submit-fight care.

Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) dropped her women’s bantamweight title at UFC 277. In a gusty general performance, the 32-calendar year-previous fought tough but was finally dominated by Nunes in their really predicted rematch that headlined the spend-for each-look at in Dallas. In the procedure, Peña was lower badly on her brow and bled non-halt through the battle.

Adhering to the occasion, Peña was taken straight to the healthcare facility instead than tackle the media backstage at American Airways Centre. UFC president Dana White said the purpose was for the reason that Peña was rushed to the clinic due to the destruction she took and that she was missing a “big chunk” from her forehead.

Peña took to Instagram on Sunday to give an update on her health and fitness.

“Tougher than a two greenback steak,” Peña wrote. “Thanks for the love absolutely everyone! Just a cat scratch that needed a number of stitches, no chunks missing, no surgery required. Enjoy you all! We’re 1-1 now #peopleschamp #trilogy #penavsnunes3 #lfg.”

Nunes and Peña initially fulfilled at UFC 269 in December, when Peña scored a person of the largest upsets in advertising background by submitting Nunes with a 2nd-spherical rear-bare choke.

With the victory, Nunes avenged her decline and regained her status as a two-division champion. Other than the decline to Peña in their initial conference, Nunes experienced not lost given that September 2014 and is 13-1 in her past 14 look.

In the meantime, for Peña, the decline is her 1st given that Germaine de Randamie in Oct 2020. She is 3-3 in her most new six fights.