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Rose Namajunas scores first flyweight win with dominant performance against Amanda Ribas – UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Rose Namajunas‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas got her first win at flyweight on Saturday night, besting top-ten-ranked contender Amanda Ribas in an…

Rose Namajunas

‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas got her first win at flyweight on Saturday night, besting top-ten-ranked contender Amanda Ribas in an entertaining back-and-forth scrap at UFC Vegas 89.

After coming up short against Manon Fiorot in her 125-pound debut, Namajunas looked as sharp as ever throughout her 25-minute affair with the Brazilian beauty. Ribas undeniably held her own in her first-ever UFC main event, but her continued reliance on spinning attacks made her offense predictable enough for Namajunas to sit on the outside and use her speed to get in and get out quickly.

The biggest difference-maker on the night was Namajunas’ control time which eclipsed more than six minutes through the five-round bout.

Rose Namajunas vs. Amanda Ribas

Official Result: Rose Namajunas def. Amanda Ribas via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

With the win, Namajunas should find herself ranked in the flyweight division’s top 10 come Monday morning. Overall, she improved to 9-5 inside the Octagon, 11-6 overall. As for what comes next, the former two-time strawweight champion will have an eye on next week’s clash between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot in Atlantic City.

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Edmen Shahbazyan smashes AJ Dobson with epic come-from-behind KO in first round – UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Edmen Shahbazyan smashes AJ Dobson with epic come-from-behind KO in first round - UFC Vegas 89 HighlightsEdmen Shahbazyan stormed back into the win column on Saturday night. Stepping inside the Octagon against AJ Dobson at…

Edmen Shahbazyan smashes AJ Dobson with epic come-from-behind KO in first round - UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Edmen Shahbazyan stormed back into the win column on Saturday night.

Stepping inside the Octagon against AJ Dobson at UFC Vegas 89, ‘The Golden Boy’ turned the tables with a furious combination that caught Dobson and sent him stumbling back against the cage wall. Smelling blood in the water, Shahbazyan swarmed his opponent and reigned down some ground and pound that included a few slicing elbows. Before long, Dobson went out, forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage.

Edmen Shahbazyan

Official Result: Edmen Shahbazyan def. AJ Dobson via KO (ground and pound) at 4:33 of Round 1.

With the victory, Shahbazyan moves to 6-4 under the UFC banner, 13-4 overall. He has now won two of his last three bouts, both coming by way of knockout.

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Edmen Shahbazyan smashes AJ Dobson with epic come-from-behind KO in first round – UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Edmen Shahbazyan smashes AJ Dobson with epic come-from-behind KO in first round - UFC Vegas 89 HighlightsEdmen Shahbazyan stormed back into the win column on Saturday night. Stepping inside the Octagon against AJ Dobson at…

Edmen Shahbazyan smashes AJ Dobson with epic come-from-behind KO in first round - UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Edmen Shahbazyan stormed back into the win column on Saturday night.

Stepping inside the Octagon against AJ Dobson at UFC Vegas 89, ‘The Golden Boy’ turned the tables with a furious combination that caught Dobson and sent him stumbling back against the cage wall. Smelling blood in the water, Shahbazyan swarmed his opponent and reigned down some ground and pound that included a few slicing elbows. Before long, Dobson went out, forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage.

Edmen Shahbazyan

Official Result: Edmen Shahbazyan def. AJ Dobson via KO (ground and pound) at 4:33 of Round 1.

With the victory, Shahbazyan moves to 6-4 under the UFC banner, 13-4 overall. He has now won two of his last three bouts, both coming by way of knockout.

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Fernando Padilla scores quick first-round d’arce choke submission against Luis Pajuelo – UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Fernando PadillaFernando Padilla scored his ninth career win by way of submission on Saturday night in the UFC Vegas 89…

Fernando Padilla

Fernando Padilla scored his ninth career win by way of submission on Saturday night in the UFC Vegas 89 main card opener.

Stepping inside the Octagon with Peruvian newcomer Luis Pajuelo, Padilla was finding success on the feet before sending his opponent crashing to the canvas. Padilla immediately moved into mount and began to reign down strikes, but Pajuelo stayed alive long enough to fight his way out of the position and make his way toward the fence.

Unfortunately for Pajuelo, that’s where it all came crashing down as Padilla cinched in a d’arce choke as Pajuelo used the cage wall to work his way back up. With no way out, Pajuelo was forced to tap out just past the halfway point of the opening round.

Fernando Padilla

Official Result: Fernando Padilla def. Luis Pajuelo via submission (d’arce choke) at 2:45 of Round 1.

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Newcomer Igor Severino DQ’d for viciously biting André Lima in second round: UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

Newcomer Igor Severino DQ'd for viciously biting André Lima in second round: UFC Vegas 89 HighlightsIt looks like it’s going to be one-and-done for UFC newcomer Igor Severino after the Brazilian standout was disqualified…

Newcomer Igor Severino DQ'd for viciously biting André Lima in second round: UFC Vegas 89 Highlights

It looks like it’s going to be one-and-done for UFC newcomer Igor Severino after the Brazilian standout was disqualified in the second round for viciously biting his opponent.

The incident occurred just beyond the halfway point of round two during their UFC Vegas 89 scrap when Severino had André Lima’s back near the fence. Severino curiously buried his head into Lima’s bicep, prompting Lima to immediately protest. Chris Tognoni called for a time-out and separated the two fighters. Upon checking the replay and observing the evidence left on Lima’s left arm, the bout was called off and Severino was disqualified.

Igor Severino

Official Result: André Lima def. Igor Severino via disqualification (biting) at 2:52 of Round 2.

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Rose Namajunas plans duel title wins after UFC Vegas 89 return: ‘Becoming two division champion would be awesome’

Rose Namajunas plans two division title reign this year ahead of UFC Vegas 89 comebackFormer UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is looking to become a two-division champion in the promotion. Namajunas is a…

Rose Namajunas plans two division title reign this year ahead of UFC Vegas 89 comeback

Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is looking to become a two-division champion in the promotion.

Namajunas is a two-time strawweight champion and is set to remain at women’s flyweight as she takes on Amanda Ribas in the main event of UFC Vegas 89. It’s an intriguing matchup as Namajunas looks to avoid the first ever three-fight losing streak of her career. Although Namajunas is on a losing skid, Rose Namajunas is confident she still can become a champion, and hopes to win the flyweight title this year.

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“Becoming two-division champion this year would be awesome,” Namajunas said, speaking at UFC Vegas 89 media day on Wednesday, via MMAFighting. “I know that’s a very steep mountain to climb and I know I had some setbacks, so obviously I’ve got to be realistic, but I do believe that that’s very realistic and God-willing that’s what’s going to happen. I’ve just got to take care of business this weekend and that’s what we’ll do.”

With UFC Vegas 89 being her second fight at women’s flyweight, Rose Namajunas says she feels like she’s really starting to get a solid frame at 125lbs and says she’s healthier than ever.

“My body’s feeling great,” Namajunas said. “I definitely put on more muscle for this fight. I’m around the same size as I was last time, I’m just more filled in, I’m more dense. Muscles are recovering, definitely was an intense training camp, but yeah, injury free and healthy and immune system’s super strong, I think some of those weight cuts before kind of taxed my immune system a little bit sometimes, so I’m very thankful for the health.”

Rose Namajunas Is likely done at strawweight

Entering her UFC Vegas 89 main event, Rose Namajunas is the betting favorite to defeat Amanda Ribas. Should Namajunas get the win, she would be close to a title shot.

Rose Namajunas set to remain sidelined from the UFC

With that, Namajunas says she is focused on fighting at 125lbs and doesn’t think dropping back down to strawweight is healthy for her.

“I just think health-wise, to me, it’s just not a healthy thing to do for me at this point,” Namajunas said of a possible return to strawweight. “I know that I can keep pushing through it. My mind got a lot stronger with cutting the weight, but I could tell my body was definitely not liking that as much.

“I could tell from my last strawweight cut. My eyes were sunken in and now it’s kind of hard to see myself like that. So even though the will gets stronger, the flesh gets weaker, so to me I’m all about health and wellness. Even though we’re about to go and fight, I want to preserve as much as possible,” Namajunas concluded.

Namajunas enters her UFC Vegas 89 main event fight with an 11-6 record and is coming off a decision loss to Manon Fiorot.