Rose Namajunas correctly built-in herself into the ladies’s flyweight division in March when she registered her first victory within the weight class in opposition to Amanda Ribas at UFC on ESPN 53.
Namajunas (12-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC), who returns to motion Saturday within the UFC on ESPN 59 headliner vs. Tracy Cortez (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at Ball Area in Denver (ESPN, ESPN+), is a former strawweight champion who chased a recent begin in a brand new division. She misplaced her debut to Manon Fiorot in September, however then bounced again in opposition to Ribas by unanimous resolution in a hard-fought contest.
“Thug Rose” was capable of successfully navigate the hanging and grappling exchanges with Ribas over the course of 5 rounds to get her hand raised, and now she’s going to look to get an identical outcome in opposition to Cortez and take a step nearer to including the ladies’s flyweight belt to her mantel alongside strawweight gold.
Earlier than Namajunas takes on Cortez this weekend, relive her efficiency in opposition to Ribas with the complete battle video from UFC on ESPN 53 above.
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