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Ex-Champion Rose Namajunas expected to remain sidelined: ‘UFC said she’s maybe out for a while’

Rose Namajunas set to remain sidelined from the UFCFormer two-time undisputed strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas is set for a continued spell away from the Octagon according to contender, Yan Xiaonan – who claims the UFC confirmed to her that the Wisconsin native will remain away from active competition. Namajunas, the current #2 ranked strawweight contender, most recently featured in the co-main event of […]

Rose Namajunas set to remain sidelined from the UFC

Former two-time undisputed strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas is set for a continued spell away from the Octagon according to contender, Yan Xiaonan – who claims the UFC confirmed to her that the Wisconsin native will remain away from active competition.

Namajunas, the current #2 ranked strawweight contender, most recently featured in the co-main event of UFC 274 against former two-time champion, Carla Esparza, dropping her championship in a forgettable split decision title rematch in Phoenix, Arizona.

The loss snapped Rose Namajunas’ run of three consecutive victories, which included a rematch judging win over former titleholder, Jessica Andrade –  as well as a title-clinching high kick KO win over Zhang Weili, before an immediate title rematch win over the Chinese striker. 

Rose Namajunas is expected to remain sidelined

Dropping her championship spoils to the above-mentioned, Esparza last year, Namajunas, a staple under the tutelage of both ONX Labs trainee, Trevor Wittman, as well as Pat Barry – was recently linked with a fight against the returning Tatiana Suarez, however, Xiaonan claims the former champion will remain sidelined.

“Rose (Namajunas) is always a name I want to fight because, in my opinion, I think she is the best female fighter in this division,” Yan Xiaonan told The AllStar during a recent interview. “So, I always want to fight her. She is also a name we discussed this time with the UFC, for this upcoming fight [at UFC 288]. But what the UFC said, is she’s maybe out for a while. I need to be active.” (Transcribed by MMA News) 

First landing gold back in November 2017, Namajunas, a finalist on The Ultimate Fighter – ended the longstanding reign of Polish striking ace, Joanna Jedrzejczyk with a stunning upset knockout win at UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden. 

Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas Official For UFC Fight Night Edmonton Main Event, Derrick Lewis Co-Headlines

The stakes will be high at 125 pounds when the UFC makes its return to Edmonton, Alberta, this coming November 2. Mixed martial arts’ leading promotion hasn’t been in “The Big E” since staging UFC 240 at Rogers Place in 2019. The venue will once again be the host for in-cage action when the Octagon […]

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The stakes will be high at 125 pounds when the UFC makes its return to Edmonton, Alberta, this coming November 2.

Mixed martial arts’ leading promotion hasn’t been in “The Big E” since staging UFC 240 at Rogers Place in 2019. The venue will once again be the host for in-cage action when the Octagon heads back to Canada, this time in the form of a UFC Fight Night.

While announcing the event to Sportsnet this week, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that elite flyweights Erin Blanchfield (12-2) and Rose Namajunas (13-6) will headline proceedings in “The Great White North.”

“Cold Blooded” currently sits at #3 in the rankings but is coming off her first UFC defeat, having been outpointed by Manon Fiorot in the Atlantic City main event this past March.

“Thug Rose,” meanwhile, has risen to #5 on the ladder after bouncing back from a divisional debut loss to Fiorot in Paris by reeling off consecutive headline victories over Amanda Ribas and Tracy Cortez.

Derrick Lewis Gets Co-Main Billing At UFC Fight Night Edmonton

Before Namajunas, a former two-time UFC strawweight champion, and Blanchfield do battle to close out the show, another notable name will be in action on Nov. 2.

White also announced the co-main event for the upcoming UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, and it’ll see heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis (28-12, 1 NC) return against fellow ranked contender Alexandr Romanov (17-3).

“The Black Beast” will be in pursuit of his first win streak since a knockout of Curtis Blaydes secured him a title shot back in 2021. He’s since gone 3-5, most recently rebounding from a five-round loss to Jailton Almeida in Brazil last November by stopping Rodrigo Nascimento in the UFC Fight Night St. Louis main event this past May.

Romanov, meanwhile, is sat two places below Lewis in the pecking order at #13. Defeats to Marcin Tybura and Alexander Volkov initially stalled his planned surge toward the top 10. And although he was able to bounce back at the expense of Blagoy Ivanov in 2023, he was most recently comfortably submitted by Almeida at UFC 302 in Newark.

With the recent announcements, the fights currently expected to take place at UFC Fight Night Edmonton on Nov. 2 are as follows:

  • Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas (women’s flyweight main event)
  • Derrick Lewis vs. Alexandr Romanov (heavyweight co-main event)
  • Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (women’s flyweight)
  • Marc-André Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (middleweight)
  • Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson (bantamweight)
  • Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovi? (women’s flyweight)
Derrick Lewis
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Tatiana Suarez Names UFC Fight She Would “Love” To Have

UFC strawweight Tatiana Suarez recently revealed which top dog in the division she’d like to face. Suarez is 8-0 in professional MMA, with five of those wins coming under the UFC umbrella. ‘Thabib’ last fought at UFC 238 in June 2019….

UFC strawweight Tatiana Suarez recently revealed which top dog in the division she’d like to face. Suarez is 8-0 in professional MMA, with five of those wins coming under the UFC umbrella. ‘Thabib’ last fought at UFC 238 in June 2019. There, she picked up a unanimous decision win over Nina Nunes. The Ultimate Fighter…

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Tatiana Suarez targets Rose Namajunas after comeback fight: “I would make it a nightmare for her.”

Tatiana Suarez targets Rose NamajunasMMA fans have long been awaiting the return of Tatiana Suarez. After years away, she will face Montana De La Rosa on February 25. The undefeated UFC fighter has put together an impressive 8-0 record professionally with five consecutive victories in the UFC. She has defeated notable fighters such as Carla Esparza, Alexa Grasso, and […]

Tatiana Suarez targets Rose Namajunas

MMA fans have long been awaiting the return of Tatiana Suarez. After years away, she will face Montana De La Rosa on February 25.

The undefeated UFC fighter has put together an impressive 8-0 record professionally with five consecutive victories in the UFC. She has defeated notable fighters such as Carla Esparza, Alexa Grasso, and Nina Nunes, among others, by utilizing her impressive wrestling acumen. Due to a severe neck injury, she has not fought in the octagon since 2019.

But this time, instead of strawweight, she will make her comeback in the flyweight division. But from the sounds of things, she won’t be staying at 125, but wants Rose Namajunas in either division.

Tatiana Suarez likely dropping back down to strawweight

In an interview with The Schmo, Tatiana Suarez explained her weight class plans for this year. She said:

“I’ll just ask for another fight 115 after this fight. I know I will because I’ll be lower in weight because I just got done fighting. I’m not that big. I’m not going to be cutting a lot of weight for 125 so it will be easy to stay down. I’ll be smaller. I’ll go through this fight camp so I’ll get leaner.”

Suarez added that she would like at least two more fights this year and likely will not be staying at flyweight, but is aiming for 115. Unless Rose Namajunas, former strawweight champion moves up. Suarez explains:

“I think I heard that Rose is maybe going up … I wouldn’t mind making that my next fight at 125. If I’m being honest, I would love that fight … I think I can beat her. My grappling is so superior to her grappling. I think I would make it a nightmare for her, in either weight class.”

See the full interview below:

Watch | Gillian Robertson submits former UFC champion Rose Namajunas in just 65 seconds at Fury Pro Grappling 6

Gillian Robertson Fury Rose NamajunasIn the main event of Fury Pro Grappling 6, Canadian MMA fighter ‘The Savage’ Gillian Robertson only needed 65-seconds to submit former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas. See below to see the rear-nake choke submission between these two UFC fighters: Gillian Robertson taps out Rose Namajunas The Canadian-born Gillian Robertson was the favorite going in […]

Gillian Robertson Fury Rose Namajunas

In the main event of Fury Pro Grappling 6, Canadian MMA fighter ‘The Savage’ Gillian Robertson only needed 65-seconds to submit former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.

See below to see the rear-nake choke submission between these two UFC fighters:

Gillian Robertson taps out Rose Namajunas

The Canadian-born Gillian Robertson was the favorite going in to this bout as she had a size and experience advantage. ‘The Savage’ Robertson competes at flyweight while ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas is a top-three ranked fighter in the strawweight division. Robertson has also competed in more submission grappling matches with experience in Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground.

After her win at 1:05 of round one, Gillian Robertson said in her post-match interview:

“I can’t even. I’m like, this is really, like, to share the mat with someone like Rose who is absolutely a dream to me … It’s just a dope opportunity to be here with Fury.”

Robertson is 11-7 overall in MMA and made her debut in the UFC in 2017. She has traded wins and losses in the organization against fighters such as ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann, Maycee Barber, Talia Santos, Miranda Maverick, Priscila Cachoeira, and a recent victory over Mariya Agapova.

‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas most recent bout was a loss to Carla Esparza for the UFC strawweight world title. Namajunas has no future bouts currently scheduled in the UFC.

Fury Pro Grappling 6 also featured other names that MMA fans will recognize. Chose Hooper defeated Clay Guida via calf Slicer. Plus, UFC veterans Ovince St. Preux, Eryk Anders, Trevin Giles, Alex Caceres, and Pat Barry all lost at this event.

FURY Pro Grappling 6 Results/Highlights: Robertson Taps Namajunas

FURY Pro Grappling 6 took place Friday, December 30, 2022, from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Arena, and MMA News has you covered with the highlights and results! FURY Pro Grappling 6 had a slew of recognized names on the docket Friday, including for…

FURY Pro Grappling 6 took place Friday, December 30, 2022, from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Arena, and MMA News has you covered with the highlights and results! FURY Pro Grappling 6 had a slew of recognized names on the docket Friday, including former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas against Gillian Robertson in the main…

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