Namajunas posted on Instagram that she would like to face off against recent UFC on FOX 22 winner Michelle Waterson. Like Waterson, Namajunas holds a submission win over Paige VanZant.
A photo posted by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on Dec 18, 2016 at 12:03pm PST
Namajunas and Waterson both competed under the Invicta FC banner before the UFC created the strawweight division. Namajunas competed on The Ultimate Fighter, finishing as a runner-up, while Waterson waited to sign with the promotion after her run as Invicta FC atomweight champion ended.
The 24-year-old Namajunas (5-3) was defeated by Karolina Kowalkiewicz via split decision in a title-eliminator this past July, snapping her three-fight win streak. Waterson (14-4), who turns 31 in January, has won each of her two UFC appearances.
Rose Namajunas has her next opponent in mind.
Namajunas posted on Instagram that she would like to face off against recent UFC on FOX 22 winner Michelle Waterson. Like Waterson, Namajunas holds a submission win over Paige VanZant.
A photo posted by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on Dec 18, 2016 at 12:03pm PST
Namajunas and Waterson both competed under the Invicta FC banner before the UFC created the strawweight division. Namajunas competed on The Ultimate Fighter, finishing as a runner-up, while Waterson waited to sign with the promotion after her run as Invicta FC atomweight champion ended.
The 24-year-old Namajunas (5-3) was defeated by Karolina Kowalkiewicz via split decision in a title-eliminator this past July, snapping her three-fight win streak. Waterson (14-4), who turns 31 in January, has won each of her two UFC appearances.
Although she didn’t mention any specific names, Michelle Waterson said that she was interested in a big fight after her first round submission win over Paige VanZant in the main event of this past weekend’s (Dec. 17, 2016) UFC on FOX 22 from Sacramento, California. She may not have to mention any particular names, however,
Although she didn’t mention any specific names, Michelle Waterson said that she was interested in a big fight after her first round submission win over Paige VanZant in the main event of this past weekend’s (Dec. 17, 2016) UFC on FOX 22 from Sacramento, California.
She may not have to mention any particular names, however, as a certain fighter has expressed interest in a possible bout with her.
No. 4-ranked former title challenger “Thug” Rose Namajunas recently took to her official Instagram account to say that not only are the fans interested in seeing her battle “The Karate Hottie”, but that she is intrigued by the fight as well:
A photo posted by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on
Namajunas is coming off of a loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz, who most recently challenged for the 115-pound strap, last July, but prior to that she had scored three consecutive victories over the likes of Angela Hill, VanZant and Tecia Torres.
Waterson, on the other hand, is now 2-0 inside of the Octagon with two submission victories.
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Ahead of this month’s mega-UFC 205 pay-per-view, which kicks off UFC action in the state of New York with a card headlined by three UFC World Title bouts, relive the fight that earned Karolina Kowalkiewicz her UFC Women’s Strawweight Title shot, as her title eliminator bout with Rose Namajunas is the latest UFC 205 Free Fight offering.
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I saw somewhere that we were provided almost 12 full hours of UFC action in July.
And that’s not including commercials, features, promos and other “in-between” filler.
Just in terms of total fight, in-Octagon time.
Almost 12 full hours.
Inc…
I saw somewhere that we were provided almost 12 full hours of UFC action in July.
And that’s not including commercials, features, promos and other “in-between” filler.
Just in terms of total fight, in-Octagon time.
Almost 12 full hours.
Incredible.
But with all that, there was plenty of boring, slow-moving action that we had to sit through.
Let’s not relive those bouts and instead focus on the more memorable ones. Feel free to sound off on what you feel like were the “Fight,” “Knockout” and “Submission of the Month” from July in the UFC.
FIGHT OF THE MONTH
For me, this came down to the strawweight division.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Rose Namajunas earned “Fight of the Night” honors at UFC 201 for their three-round decision that ultimately went to the unbeaten Polish fighter, but they fell just short in this category for the month.
That honor belongs to champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha who battled for 25 minutes over the belt. Jedrzejczyk was the winner on that night, as the two also claimed “Fight of the Night” status.
Next up we just might get to see the two winners square off – and maybe even in Poland to boot.
KNOCKOUT OF THE MONTH
There were some mighty fine choices for this award, as well, but the one finish that still sticks with me came from Eddie Alvarez.
The former Bellator champion was viewed as an underdog against Rafael dos Anjos when they met for the UFC lightweight strap, but somebody forgot to tell Alvarez that.
He came out guns-blazing vs. RDA and finished him with an incredible flurry of shots. It was hard not to get emotional listening to Alvarez discuss his delayed move to the UFC and how he almost gave up on fighting because of it.
Tyron Woodley’s knockout of Robbie Lawler and John Lineker’s finish of Michael McDonald were also right there.
SUBMISSION OF THE MONTH
This was the easiest of the three.
Amanda Nunes pulled a Holly Holm against Miesha Tate, stunning the masses and submitting the female bantamweight champion in the main event of UFC 200.
For Nunes, it was an incredible moment that thrust her into the spotlight of the sport.
The Brazilian dominated Tate, who struggled to make weight the day before, leaving her a bloody mess with a broken nose and no title to take home.
Rose Namajunas has yet to watch a replay of her UFC 201 co-main event split decision loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz, but “Thug” definitely is interested in a rematch.
A photo posted by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on
Rose Namajunas has yet to watch a replay of her UFC 201 co-main event split decision loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz, but “Thug” definitely is interested in a rematch.
Namajunas had her win streak snapped by the unbeaten strawweight in a likely title-eliminator from Atlanta over the weekend.
“Still haven’t gotten the chance to see it however I already know some things that went wrong and what to improve on,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’ll take some time to assess but a rematch would be cool.”
