Heart-warming moment Pena's daughter has her mum's back at UFC 277 weigh-in

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Julianna Pena and her four-year-old daughter shared an adorable moment at the Amanda Nunes face-off

Pena decided to bring her daughter on stage with her for moral supportThis will not be the first time the pair have fought, as they went toe to toe in December last year and after Nunes dominated the opening exchanges, Pena managed to rally and win by submission to pull off one of theIn the rematch, Pena will need all the help she can get to achieve yet another shocking victory and it seems her daughter will be by her side every step of the way.

As Pena stepped up on stage to face-off with Nunes after the weigh-ins, her daughter, Isabella, could be seen standing right by her side in a fighting pose, staring down the Brazilian with every bit as much intensity as her mother. Posting on Instagram later, the 32-year-old simply wrote: “A family affair” alongside a picture of her daughter.

UFC journalist, Ariel Helwani, said the moment gave him ‘chills’, calling the moment ‘absolutely amazing.’ Pena herself also seems to have a steely focus going into the fight, as she said: “I am going to punch, kick, pull her hair. I’m going to bite her, I’m going to gouge her eyeballs out if I have to.

 

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