Julianna Nicole Pena, also known as the Venezuelan Vixen, is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter who has been active since 2009.
Born on August 19, 1989, Pena started her martial arts journey through kickboxing to lose weight and channel her anger and subsequently transitioned to mixed martial arts. Following her professional debut in May 2009, she won four consecutive fights but suffered her first defeat to Sarah Moras in April 2012.
However, this loss wouldn’t stop Pena as she began to train harder, and now, more than a decade into her career, she is the current UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. She is also ranked number 3 in the UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings as of May 9, 2022.
In her storied and decade-long career, Pena has played 15 matches, won 11, and lost 4.
Who is Julianna Pena’s Husband, Luis Alejandre?
Julianna Pena is currently married to Luis Alejandre.
Alejandre is a Brazillian JiuJutsu practitioner who runs the Stronghold Jiu-Jutsu Academy in Nashville Ave, Chicago, Illinois. The Academy provides judo and jiu-jitsu classes to adults, kids, and police with a specific bent toward women’s self-defense.
Not only is Alejandre a black belt in Brazilian JiuJutsu, but he has been training since he was 19 years old. Alejandre has had a hand in training many athletes and helped many police agencies and the US Army in tactical instruction.
The pair have a daughter, Isabella, born on January 018. The couple loves their daughter very much as she is constantly on their social media.
Pena makes it a point to have Isabella in as many of her pictures, especially those of her weigh-ins, and a recent photo of Isabella mimicking her mother’s stance at a weigh-in has delighted the public. In her captions, Pena also always makes sure to have words of adoration and affection towards her young daughter.
Alejandre, too, has nothing but affection to show towards her daughter. Although he does not have an Instagram profile, she is constantly on the Stronghold Jiu-Jutsu Academy’s Instagram profile. On the Stronghold Academy’s about page, Alejandre talks less about the Academy and more about how his daughter inspires him and hopes she will one day take up his mantle and follow in his lead.
Julianna Pena And Luis Alejandre’s Married Life
The public and Pena’s fans have recently begun asking questions about Pena’s married life.
It all began when Alejandre was suspiciously absent from Pena’s historic win against Amanda Nunes for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship on December 11, 2021.
Following his absence from this win, people began to notice that they hadn’t been seen together as often as they used to.
Pena’s social media, too, seems scrubbed of any content concerning Alejandre. When Alejandre finally posted Pena on his Academy’s social media page, it was to talk about his daughter’s now famous pose.
Speculations about what might have happened in Pena and Alejandre’s marriage have run rampant. However, since neither party has talked about it, anything is possible.
This uncertainty has only led the public and the media to come up with wild theories ranging from separation to divorce to simply keeping their relationship private.
Where Is Julianna Pena From?
Juliana Pena was born and raised in Spokane, Washington.
She is the youngest of four siblings. She graduated from Mt. Spokane High School in 2007 and attended Spokane Community College following graduation.
Pena is a member of SikJutsu, Luiz Claudio Combat Team Valle Flow Striking, and Gregory Boxing & Muay Thai. She is currently a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu and training under Luiz Claudio.