Julianna Pena Accuses Kayla Harrison, Top MMA Team Of Steroid Use

Julianna Pena is taking former Olympian Kayla Harrison and her entire team to task.

Pena, a former UFC champion, believes Harrison is not a clean athlete.

“Stay off the needle, bro,” said Pena on The MMA Hour (thanks to MMAMania for the quotes). “Maybe not now but definitely in the past. Absolutely.

“There’s no question.”

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Pena claims that her reason stems from a 2024 event that Harrison did not attend. She says Harrison was not in attendance during International Fight Week for an anti-doping seminar.

“I just already have the mindset that people are cheating,” she said. “Especially from (American Top Team). 100 percent at ATT.

“When Dan Lambert flew me out there after I won The Ultimate Fighter. They literally told me that all the girls are in the bathroom shooting each other in the ass with steroids.”

Kayla Harrison Responds To Julianna Pena

Harrison, never one to remain quiet on the sidelines, offered a rebuttal via social media.

“I have been tested by USADA since I was 12 years old,” she posted. “You will find every excuse in the world not to fight me.

“And the only shot in the ass people need around u is anti-nausea medication.”

Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo, won her UFC debut. She is a former PFL champion as well.

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Pena won the UFC bantamweight title in 2021 with a submission of Amanda Nunes. She dropped the belt at UFC 277 to Nunes and has not returned to action.

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