Charles Oliveira may not have won the lightweight championship at UFC 274, but he proved that he’s the man to beat in the 155-pound division. Oliveira scored a submission victory over Justin Gaethje just 3:22 into the first round in Phoenix on Saturday night, one day after forfeiting his title […]
Tag: Rose Namajunas
UFC 274: Rose Namajunas Relishing Chance for Revenge Against Carla Esparza
In 2014, Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas to claim the first ever UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship. Now, eight years later, Namajunas will get the opportunity to run it back in the co-main event at UFC 274 on Saturday night. This time, Namajunas comes into the fight as the strawweight champion, […]
MMA Notebook: Usman, Namajunas Defend Titles at UFC 268
Colby Covington pushed the champion to the limit on Saturday night, but it was Kamaru Usman who retained his welterweight championship in the main event of UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Usman won the fight by unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the bout 48-47, 48-47, 49-46. Usman shows […]
UFC Notebook: Namajunas Takes Strawweight Title, Cormier Confronts Jake Paul at UFC 261
Rose Namajunas won the UFC strawweight championship for the second time on Saturday night, knocking out Zhang Weili in the first round of their fight at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida. Namajunas finished Zhang with a left head kick at 1:18 of the first round to once again win the […]
UFC 261: Zhang Weili Returns After Long Layoff to Defend Strawweight Title vs. Rose Namajunas
No. 1 contender Rose Namajunas will try to topple China’s only UFC champion on Saturday when she challenges women’s strawweight titleholder Zhang Weili in the co-main event of UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida. Zhang won the strawweight crown when she defeated Jessica Andrade in 2019, then defended that title with […]