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.
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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.
Former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight queen Rose Namajunas is hoping to make a statement in her second outing in the flyweight division.
Former UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas thinks she has something major in her favor up at 125 pounds. Namajunas is set to kick off her 2024 with a sophomore outing in the flyweight division in March.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight queen Rose Namajunas is taking another crack at flyweight. On Wednesday, MMA Hoje first broke the story that Amanda Ribas (12-4) would be throwing down with Namajunas (11-6).
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.
Rose Namajunas, a former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion, will seemingly make her sophomore appearance at 125 pounds this coming March. After two reigns at 115 pounds, the second of which came to a disappointing end at the hands of Carla Esparza in 2022 and resulted in a lengthy layoff, "Thug Rose" made the move to flyweight last year.
Rose Namajunas' manager has revealed when fans can expect to see the former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion back in action. Namajunas has established herself as one of the all-time greats in women's mixed martial arts courtesy of two reigns on the throne at 115 pounds.
Before the UFC headed Down Under for a memorable pay-per-view event this past weekend, the promotion was in France for its second Paris-held card, Among
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).
Brendan Schaub is sticking up for Pat Barry amid criticism of his UFC Paris corner advice for Rose Namajunas. As expected, Barry was in Namajunas' corner for her recent flyweight tilt against Manon Fiorot.
Former two-time UFC women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is currently reflecting on only the second losing skid of her career and first since 2014.
As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder towards contention and others fall away. And in the aftermath of UFC Fight Night: Ciryl Gane vs.
At this past weekend's UFC Fight Night in Paris, France, former two-time women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas made her long-awaited return to MMA competition.
Among the biggest winners to emerge from this past weekend's UFC Fight Night in Paris was home fighter Manon Fiorot. Fiorot, the #3-ranked women's flyweight contender, entered Saturday's event with a title shot on her mind.
Rose Namajunas was at less than 100% for most of her flyweight debut. Namajunas’ manager, Brian Butler-Au of SuckerPunch Entertainment, confirmed on social media that the ex-strawweight queen suffered a broken right hand in the first round of her loss to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night 226 on Saturday in Paris.
In the co-main event of UFC Paris, we saw a potential title eliminator in the women’s flyweight division.
The UFC is set to return to Paris this Saturday night and arguably France’s best hope at a UFC champion, Manon Fiorot returns in the co-main event. She takes on the toughest test in her career thus far as she clashes with the former two-time strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas, who will be making her 125lbs debut in the UFC.
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.
Rose Namajunas has been off the grid since relinquishing the strawweight crown to Carla Esparza in a forgettable rematch at UFC 274, but the ex-champ remains one of the biggest names in the strawweight division.
Vengeance provides Rose Namajunas with further incentive in her latest assignment. “Thug Rose” will defend her undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title against Carla Esparza when their rematch serves as the UFC 274 co-headliner on Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
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.
Namajunas battles Weili at UFC 261 on April 24, but that contest is generating headlines for reasons that have little to do with the strap.
The UFC has Zhang No. 3 in the women's pound-for-pound rankings, while Namajunas is ranked No. 1 in the strawweight division and No. 4 overall.
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