Valentina Shevchenko Expects Rose Namajunas To Beat Weili Zhang

Valentina Shevchenko expects Rose Namajunas to reclaim her strawweight belt when she fights Weili Zhang. Namajunas returned to the win column with a split decision win over Jessica Andrade at UFC 251. Following the fight, it was expected “Thug&#8…

Valentina Shevchenko expects Rose Namajunas to reclaim her strawweight belt when she fights Weili Zhang. Namajunas returned to the win column with a split decision win over Jessica Andrade at UFC 251. Following the fight, it was expected “Thug” would get a title shot against Weili Zhang. If that turns out to be the case, […]

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Rose Namajunas Ready For UFC Title Bout Against ‘Master’ Weili Zhang

Rose Namajunas is intrigued by a potential UFC title bout with strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Namajunas collided with Jessica Andrade a second time at UFC 251 on July 11. This was “Thug” Rose’s chance to avenge her May 2019 knockou…

Rose Namajunas is intrigued by a potential UFC title bout with strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Namajunas collided with Jessica Andrade a second time at UFC 251 on July 11. This was “Thug” Rose’s chance to avenge her May 2019 knockout loss to Andrade. Mission accomplished but it wasn’t easy. Namajunas defeated Andrade in the rematch […]

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Rose Namajunas Is Already Game Planning For Weili Zhang

Rose NamajunasRose Namajunas has already begun preparing for a fight against strawweight champion Weili Zhang after edging Jessica Andrade in their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 251. Namajunas who was previously knocked out by the Brazilian dictated the opening two rounds on ‘Fight Island’ this past weekend. Andrade rallied in the third and hurt ‘Thug Rose’ […]

Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas has already begun preparing for a fight against strawweight champion Weili Zhang after edging Jessica Andrade in their highly anticipated rematch at UFC 251.

Namajunas who was previously knocked out by the Brazilian dictated the opening two rounds on ‘Fight Island’ this past weekend. Andrade rallied in the third and hurt ‘Thug Rose’ who did well to survive the round a pick up a precious win.

Speaking to ESPN on Wednesday Namajunas’ fiancé, Pat Barry revealed they had already begun game-planning for a fight against Zhang, he said.

“We started game planning for Weili in the hospital in Abu Dhabi. She’s been training, she’s never taken a day off, never. She’s training right now. She watched (Namajunas’ last) fight.”

Namajuna spoke to about how much fun she had at UFC 251 and the pride she felt after beating a much-improved version of Andrade, she said.

“I loved it, yeah. I loved it even more considering the improvement Andrade made. I was happy with the level of prepared I was. Going into the third, I knew she was gonna come out a little desperate. Anticipating that was like, ‘Ooh, gotta be extra sharp.’ Obviously I got caught, but overall I was just so proud of myself.”

Next up should be a shot at 155lb champion Zhang who defended her title against former champion Joanna J?drzejczyk earlier this year in one of the greatest fights of all-time. Namajunas is excited by the potential match-up although she admits discussions are yet to take place for the bout.

“I mean, I would think so. We haven’t really talked about it yet, but that’s definitely the plan,” Namajunas said. “… That was kind of the plan going into it. I just have to get this nose fixed first. I don’t know what the recovery time is or whatever.”

“Ever since I saw her fight Tecia (Torres), I’ve been scouting her out a little bit,” Namajunas said. “I just think it’s gonna be a beautiful display of martial arts. She’s a master; I’m a master. It’s gonna be really cool. …

“I would love to fight her. She’s awesome. She’s really technical, really strong, just overall a master. That’s something that really interests me a lot.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)

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UFC 251 Results: Key Takeaways from Usman vs. Masvidal Card

UFC’s first event at Fight Island is in the books after Kamaru Usman successfully defended his welterweight championship against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates…

UFC’s first event at Fight Island is in the books after Kamaru Usman successfully defended his welterweight championship against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on Saturday in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates…

UFC 251 Bonuses: Namajunas & Andrade Take ‘Fight Of The Night’ Honors

The UFC 251 bonuses have been released. On July 11, the UFC began its “Fight Island” trip. UFC 251 was held on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The event had a significantly limited amount of spectators on the VIP list and all of them were tested f…

The UFC 251 bonuses have been released. On July 11, the UFC began its “Fight Island” trip. UFC 251 was held on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The event had a significantly limited amount of spectators on the VIP list and all of them were tested for COVID-19. In the main event, champion Kamaru Usman […]

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