Jessica Andrade Details Her Strategy For Rose Namajunas At UFC 237

Jessica Andrade visualizes a solid game plan and a finish in her title bout with Rose Namajunas. Andrade will challenge Namajunas for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight gold this Saturday night (May 11). The 115-pound title tilt will …

Jessica Andrade visualizes a solid game plan and a finish in her title bout with Rose Namajunas. Andrade will challenge Namajunas for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight gold this Saturday night (May 11). The 115-pound title tilt will headline UFC 237. The action takes place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. […]

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Video: Watch The Full Episode of UFC 237 Countdown

UFC 237 is right around the corner. The upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil goes down on May 11, 2019. It’s headlined by a very intriguing UFC women’s strawweight title fight. Rose Namajunas defends…

UFC 237 is right around the corner. The upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil goes down on May 11, 2019. It’s headlined by a very intriguing UFC women’s strawweight title fight. Rose Namajunas defends her strap against Jessica Andrade. Then, in the co-main event, Jared Cannonier faces the toughest […]

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Free Fight: Watch Rose Namajunas Dethrone Joanna Jedrzejczyk With Shocking KO

As this weekend’s UFC 237 approaches, let’s look back at when Rose Namajunas first defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk to capture the women’s strawweight title. This weekend, Namajunas will travel to South America to defend her title against Jéssica Andrade on Saturday at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s a wholly difficult challenge that […]

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As this weekend’s UFC 237 approaches, let’s look back at when Rose Namajunas first defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk to capture the women’s strawweight title.

This weekend, Namajunas will travel to South America to defend her title against Jéssica Andrade on Saturday at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It’s a wholly difficult challenge that ‘Thug Rose’ admitted is a frightening prospect today.

However, Namajunas has faced major challenges and overcame them before. She won the 115-pound title back at UFC 217 when she knocked out former boogey woman Jedrzejczyk in a shocking first-round upset. In anticipation of Namajunas’s second title defense at UFC 237, the promotion released that fight on their Youtube channel.

Namajunas went on to defeat Jedrzeczyk for a second straight time at UFC 223. The second time came via decision. A third fight between these two is unlikely; however, if Andrade pulls off the upset this weekend in Brazil, Jedrzejczyk’s title aspirations will look a whole lot better.

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Rose Namajunas Admits It’s ‘Pretty Scary’ Fighting Jessica Andrade In Brazil

Rose Namajunas will be making her first UFC women’s strawweight title defense against an opponent not named Joanna Jędrzejczyk this Saturday night. “Thug Rose” faces Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC 237 on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Although the champion, Namajunas has opted to head into […]

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Rose Namajunas will be making her first UFC women’s strawweight title defense against an opponent not named Joanna J?drzejczyk this Saturday night.

“Thug Rose” faces Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC 237 on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Although the champion, Namajunas has opted to head into enemy territory, facing Andrade in front of her native Brazilian crowd.

Speaking on today’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” Namajunas admitted that it’s a “scary” prospect, but she fully intends on overcoming the obstacle (via MMA Fighting):

“This time is different from any other time, obviously. This time it’s pretty scary, I must say,” Namajunas said. “It’s kind of, I feel like I’m in uncharted territory even though I have a lot of experience. There’s a lot of things that I do know but there’s definitely a lot of unknowns going into this one.

“I’ve spent not just the last year fighting the same girl, Joanna (Jedrzejczyk), but then years prior to that, even after having other opponents, I still was thinking about her. So this is the first time where I’m not thinking about her.

“I’m thinking about somebody else, thinking about Andrade, and at the end of the day it’s always just a fight against myself, so just remembering that has been a challenge, but it’s something that I’m going to overcome.”

Namajunas pulled off a shocker when she captured the 115-pound title from J?drzejczyk in November of 2017. She was even more impressive in their rematch last year, out-classing the former champion en route to a unanimous decision victory.

She defends her title against Andrade, who is on a three-fight win streak. In her last outing, she knocked out former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz in devastating fashion.

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UFC 237: Previewing the Biggest and Best Fights Set for Brazil

The UFC returns to Rio on May 11 at the Jeunesse Arena for UFC 237. It will be headlined by a strawweight title tilt featuring a clash of styles. Rose Namajunas will defend the belt against the top-ranked challenger, Jessica Andrade…

The UFC returns to Rio on May 11 at the Jeunesse Arena for UFC 237. It will be headlined by a strawweight title tilt featuring a clash of styles. Rose Namajunas will defend the belt against the top-ranked challenger, Jessica Andrade…

Video: Rose Namajunas & Jessica Andrade Face Off In Rio

Strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and challenger Jessica Andrade faced off for the first time at a UFC press event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week. Watch it via MMA Junkie right here: Namajunas (8-3) will defend her title in the main event of UFC 237 that will take place in the same Brazilian city. […]

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Strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and challenger Jessica Andrade faced off for the first time at a UFC press event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this week.

Watch it via MMA Junkie right here:

Namajunas (8-3) will defend her title in the main event of UFC 237 that will take place in the same Brazilian city. The 26-year-old champion will be fighting the first person not named Joanna J?drzejczyk in two years.

As for Andrade (19-6). She looked fantastic in her first-round knockout of Karolina Kowalkiewicz last September. “Bate Estaca” has won seven of her last eight fights.

UFC 237 takes place May 11 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.

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