Rose Namajunas
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 2: Manon Fiorot climbs closer to top
Following UFC on ESPN 54, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. Making her case for a title fight even stronger, Manon Fiorot shut out Erin Blanchfield in the UFC on ESPN 54 main event in front of a sold-out crowd at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J....
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 26: Corey Anderson rises with title win
Following UFC on ESPN 53 and Bellator Champions Series: Belfast, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. At the Bellator event in Northern Ireland, Corey Anderson defeated Karl Moore by unanimous decision to claim the vacant light heavyweight title. Along with Anderson’s new hardware comes a new spot...
UFC free fight: Rose Namajunas avenges KO loss to Jessica Andrade in Fight of the Night
Rose Namajunas stepped up big in her rematch with Jessica Andrade. In July 2020 at UFC 251, Namajunas avenged arguably her biggest career defeat but when she put on a technical performance in a fun Fight of the Night bout against Andrade. Namajunas was viciously knocked out by the...
John McCarthy: Rose Namajunas doesn’t seem ‘energized by the fight game’ before UFC on ESPN 53
John McCarthy questions Rose Namajunas’ motivation ahead of UFC on ESPN 53. Namajunas (11-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) meets Amanda Ribas (12-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. McCarthy thinks former two-time UFC strawweight champion Namajunas shouldn’t have moved up to flyweight,...
UFC on ESPN 53 breakdown: Can Amanda Ribas top two-time champ Rose Namajunas?
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for UFC on ESPN 53 UFC on ESPN 53 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Rose Namajunas: Trevor Wittman not in my corner at UFC Paris ‘has nothing to do with Pat’ Barry
Rose Namajunas says Pat Barry is not to blame for Trevor Wittman’s absence in her corner. Namajunas (11-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) fell short in her flyweight debut when she lost a unanimous decision to Manon Fiorot (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 226 co-headliner...
Rose Namajunas says criticism of Carla Esparza loss is fair: ‘Definitely one of the most boring fights ever’
" PARIS – Rose Namajunas’s most recent showing in the octagon was one that left fans talking, and not in a good way. Back at UFC 274 in May 2022, Namajunas (11-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) attempted to defend her strawweight title against Carla Esparza. However, despite entering as a...
Jessica Andrade sees Rose Namajunas thriving at 125 pounds, expects future trilogy bout
Rose Namajunas is returning to MMA, but she’s doing so by leaving her longtime home at 115 pounds. After over a year away from fighting, the former UFC women’s strawweight champion is moving up a weight class to compete against top women’s flyweight contender Manon Fiorot on Sept. 2...
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