UFC flyweight contender Maycee Barber isn't sure that a showdown with former two-time strawweight queen Rose Namajunas makes sense for her next. Barber is currently riding the best run of her UFC stint to date, having won six consecutive fights en route to a career-high #4 ranking at 125 pounds.
Rose Namajunas returned to the win column this past weekend when she got her hand raised at the end of five rounds against Amanda Ribas. Announcing herself as a new name in the women's flyweight title picture, "Thug Rose" was badly in need of a victory in a lot of people's eyes to prove that she could recapture her previous form.
While many might assume that boasting an experience advantage over an opponent is nothing but a positive, former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas isn't so sure.
As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of UFC Fight Night: Amanda Ribas vs.
Rose Namajunas showed that she is still capable of winning at a high level in the UFC Saturday night in Las Vegas. While Namajunas wasn’t able to deliver a knockout win over No.
This past weekend at UFC Vegas 89, we saw a big time women’s flyweight matchup in the main event. Former two-time strawweight champion “Thug” Rose Namajunas (12-6) was looking to pickup her first flyweight win over top ten contender Amanda Ribas (12-5).
Rose Namajunas is officially a contender in the UFC flyweight division. The former strawweight champion competed in her second fight in the weight class in…
Going into Saturday's UFC Fight Night with what seemed like a chip on her shoulder, and staring at potentially a must-win scenario, Rose Namajunas held her own and managed to secure a decision victory over Amanda Ribas in the main event.
Now that she’s back on a winning track, Rose Namajunas is ready to make moves in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight division. The ex-strawweight champion earned her first 125-pound victory on Saturday night, as she took a unanimous decision triumph over Amanda Ribas in the UFC on ESPN 53 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
On Saturday, the mixed martial arts leader returned for its latest event, UFC Fight Night: Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas. Before returning to the road next week for a show in Atlantic City, the UFC hosted another card at the Apex facility in Las Vegas on Saturday night, with the flyweights taking the main event spotlight.
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While she has managed to endure it mentally, Rose Namajunas believes cutting down to strawweight is no longer healthy for her body. Namajunas (11-6) made her flyweight debut in September 2023, coming up on the short side of a unanimous decision against top contender Manon Fiorot.
Rose Namajunas has been a part of some of the most exciting fights in UFC history. But those days seem to be well in the past. Over the past two years, Namajunas has only fought twice.
Rose Namajunas fights Amanda Ribas on Saturday, a UFC Fight Night bout that will hold significant stakes for the women’s flyweight division. A former two-time strawweight champion, Namajunas, 31, lost her flyweight debut in September against Manon Fiorot.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the Apex Facility in Las Vegas for a second consecutive week with UFC on ESPN 53. The event will be headlined by multi-divisional contender Amanda Ribas going up against former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.
Rose Namajunas’ last two fights have seen her change weight division and lose both. The two-time strawweight champion continues her flyweight venture as she fights Amanda Ribas in March 2024.
Rose Namajunas was once on top of the mountain for female MMA fighters after she defended her UFC strawweight championship with a split decision win over Zhang Weili at UFC 268 in November 2021.
Two-time UFC strawweight titleholder Rose Namajunas will remain in the flyweight division for her next matchup at a UFC Fight Night event in March. Currently on the first two-fight skid of her career, Namajunas made her flyweight debut last September when she took on Manon Fiorot in Paris and lost a unanimous decision.
This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Paris, we saw a pivotal matchup in the women’s flyweight division with potential title implications. Former strawweight champion “Thug” Rose Namajunas (11-6) was making the jump up to 125 to take on top contender Manon Fiorot (11-1).
In the co-main event of UFC Paris, we saw a potential title eliminator in the women’s flyweight division.
Rose Namajunas, a two-time UFC strawweight champion, will return to the Octagon to face Manon Fiorot on Sept. 2 at UFC Paris, the UFC announced on Friday.
Namajunas and Esparza competed on Season 20 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and then squared off at the show’s finale in December 2014, with “Cookie Monster” claiming the promotion’s inaugural 115-pound belt with a third-round submission victory.
Esparza, 34, defeated Namajunas with a third-round submission in the UFC's first strawweight championship fight back in 2014.
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