Rose Namajunas losing to Carla Esparza back in 2014 may have been a blessing in disguise. At least, that’s what the UFC Strawweight Champion thinks. The 29 year-old had her first shot at UFC gold at only 22 years old. She’d face Esparza for the inaugural strawweight title years ago, where she ultimately lost by submission.
A rematch eight years in the making is finally going down in May. On Wednesday, Sports Illustrated confirmed the news that Rose Namajunas will be defending her strawweight title against No. 2 ranked Carla Esparza at UFC 274 on May 7 in Phoenix, Arizona. The report says the pair of strawweights will be the co-main
It didn’t take long for Fury Pro Grappling to find a suitable replacement for its year-end main event. Fury Pro Grappling 3 is scheduled to take place inside the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA on Dec. 30. The initial main event was supposed to see UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas take on grappling ace
Carla Esparza will finally get her shot at Rose Namajunas. Namajunas is coming off a split decision victory over Weili Zhang in their women’s strawweight title rematch last month. Given the close nature of the bout, many pondered whether Zhang could potentially get a trilogy. Another option for Namajunas was a trilogy with another former
Rose Namajunas may not be a matchmaker, but she makes it known what fight she wants next. Rose’s Redemption The 2X UFC Strawweight Champion isn’t afraid to speak her mind, nor is she scared to take on a familiar face, that’s defeated her in the past. Yes, that’s right, Namajunas is aiming to avenge her
UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas has detailed why she isn’t totally satisfied with her second victory over Weili Zhang. Namajunas put her gold on the line against Zhang in the co-main event of UFC 268 inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. Back in April, Namajunas finished Zhang with a head kick to regain
Rose Namajunas was able to successfully defend her title in a rematch with Weili Zhang, at UFC 268. Now that this is out of the way, she feels that there is no other challenge for her besides Carla Esparza. Namajunas made history when she beat Weili earlier this year, becoming the first female fighter to
A women’s strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Weili Zhang is taking place now (Saturday, November 6, 2021) at UFC 268 in Madison Square Garden, New York. Round 1 Zhang opens with a leg kick. She follows it up with another. Namajunas is the one putting pressure. Zhang takes Namajunas down with a body
Halle Berry squared the co-main event off at the UFC 268 weigh-ins on Friday. The UFC 268 pay-per-view event takes place Saturday night in New York’s Madison Square Garden. It will feature two title fights in what is a stacked card overall. The main event will see a welterweight title rematch between Kamaru Usman and
Rose Namajunas admits she was expecting to meet Carla Esparza next, not Weili Zhang. Back in April, Namajunas regained the UFC Strawweight Championship. She stunned Zhang with a first-round head kick knockout victory to lay claim to the 115-pound gold a second time. This was Zhang’s first loss under the UFC banner. Rose Namajunas Thought
Weili Zhang believes Rose Namajunas crossed the line with her “better dead than red” line. Zhang took on Namajunas back in April. At the time, Zhang was the UFC Strawweight Champion. Ahead of the fight, Namajunas said Zhang represents communism. It was a rant that Zhang feels led to MMA fans turning on her. During
A strawweight championship rematch between Rose Namajunas and Weili Zhang will take place at UFC 268. During their first encounter, Rose took the championship from Zhang by knocking her out at UFC 261. While most fans didn’t believe Zhang should get an immediate rematch, reports confirm that their match will be added to an already
Weili Zhang has nothing but respect for Rose Namajunas. That said, she’s still targeting the champion. Namajunas became a two-time women’s strawweight champion after an emphatic head kick knockout of Zhang at UFC 261 back in April. Zhang — who was already receiving plenty of boos from the Florida crowd prior to the contest starting
As far as Joanna Jedrzejczyk is concerned, only herself and Weili Zhang should fight for the title next. Jedrzejczyk hasn’t competed since her razor-thin split decision defeat to Zhang in their war for the women’s strawweight title back in March 2020. Zhang would since lose her title after getting knocked out by Rose Namajunas at
With a five fight win streak and a recent win over a top contender, Carla Esparza believes she should be next for a title shot. She continued to make that claim recently, calling for the rematch with Rose Namajunas. It is easy to forget at times that Esparza was actually the first champion that the
Weili Zhang isn’t the only Chinese fighter on the roster who took offense to Rose Namajunas and her “better dead than red” comments. Yan Xiaonan recently spoke about the commentary made by Rose and voiced her opinions of how sports should unify people, not divide them. Rose on Zhang Fight Motivations Previously, Rose spoke about