UFC 277 is set to take place this weekend with a massive rematch in the main event between Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes, but what are professional fighters predicting for the epic encounter?

The first fight between these two 135-pound greats produced one of the biggest shocks in the history of Women’s MMA, as Pena was able to pull off the unthinkable and submit Nunes with a rear-naked choke inside the octagon.

Could lightning strike twice? Could the ‘Venezuelan Vixen’ defeat the ‘Lioness’ once again inside the famous cage? 

Here are what professional MMA fighters have predicted when it comes to the UFC 277 main event between Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena.

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Several MMA fighters recently spoke to BJPenn.com and gave their predictions for the massive rematch this weekend, and their predictions were as follows:

Jonathan Pearce, UFC featherweight: “Amanda Nunes gets her belt back.“

Adrian Yanez, UFC bantamweight: “Man, that is a hard one and I’m not doubting Julianna Pena. I think she gets it done again as maybe she has Nunes’ number.“

Terrance McKinney, UFC lightweight: “I’m going with Julianna Pena, styles make fights and I think she is a bad matchup for Nunes.“

Alex Morono, UFC welterweight: “I’m going with Nunes, I think she overlooked Pena and didn’t show up in the first fight.“

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Billy Quarantillo, UFC featherweight: “I’m going with stick Julianna Pena. I think she won’t let Nunes intimidate her and bring it to the deeper waters and maybe get another finish.“

Cody Brundage, UFC middleweight: “I mean my head says Amanda Nunes, heart says Pena but I’m going to go with Pena. She changed her entire camp Pena is tough and she won’t back down from Nunes.“

Charles Rosa, UFC featherweight: “I have to go with Amanda Nunes. I expect a much better performance and for her to come back strong and get her belt back, probably by TKO.“

Orion Cosce, UFC welterweight: “I have to go with Nunes. She didn’t look good in the last fight once she was getting hit so I’m not too sure but I think it will be a good fight.“

Kyle Nelson, UFC lightweight: “I think it will go the same as the first fight as it will be back-and-forth but Pena will outlast Nunes again. She will land cleaner shots and in the championship rounds, she will get a TKO via ground and pound or sub to defend her belt.”

Check out our own prediction for the massive main event contest below!

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