Rose Namajunas was being tested – one hit wonder of a legitimate champion. The fight went the full distance and in the end left doubters shy.
What a fight! Both contenders @rosenamajunas and @JJoannaChampion 👏👏 But congrats Champ, Rose!! 🏆🏆 #UFC223 #Ferguson #Namajunas #hype #MMA #jiujitsu #Fight #Championship @FlyRts @Flow_Rts @RETWEETDNR @DNRRTz @DNRRTs @DNRBOT @RTDNR @FameRTR @FameRTz pic.twitter.com/pbelH2vy5z
— Brian Jenkins (@_BJenks) April 8, 2018
4th Rnd action, but just look at Namajunas’ front leg! pic.twitter.com/pHEHBeeXwX
— World Sports Wrap (@WorldSportsWrap) April 8, 2018
By all accounts, Namajunas was very shaken up by the bus incident earlier this week. She was asked to stay at the arena to talk to police but decided to leave and walk back to the hotel. Just wanted to leave. There was fear she wouldn’t fight.
And then she fights like that.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 8, 2018
“I’m just better man” – rose namajunas #ufc233 pic.twitter.com/RtsehZqJqM
— Girotti (@KGirotti) April 8, 2018
Joanna Jedrzejczyk walking out of the cage after dropping a unanimous decision to Rose Namajunas #UFC223 pic.twitter.com/m7FVrmjkhT
— Jim Edwards (@MMA_Jim) April 8, 2018
via sherdog:
Rose Namajunas cemented her place atop the 115-pound weight class, as she retained the undisputed UFC women’s strawweight championship with a unanimous decision over Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the five-round co-main event. All three cageside judges scored it the same: 49-46 for Namajunas (8-3, 6-2 UFC), who improved to 2-0 in her head-to-head series with the Polish muay Thai machine.
Jedrzejczyk (14-2, 8-2 UFC) sputtered out of the gate and absorbed a steady barrage of clean left hooks from the champion. However, she turned the tide in the third and fourth rounds, where she zeroed in on Namajunas’ lead leg with repeated kicks. The appendage became swollen and discolored, reducing some the 303 Training Center star’s lateral movement. Namajunas showed her quality and resolve in Round 5. With Jedrzejczyk suffering from a badly swollen right eye, “Thug Rose” let her hands go and proved superior in the standup exchanges. She tied a bow on another victory with a brilliant tactical maneuver, surprising Jedrzejczyk with a takedown in the closing seconds.
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta — Nurmagomedov def. Iaquinta by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-43 x2)
Rose Namajunas vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk — Namajunas def. Jedrzejczyk by unanimous decision (49-46 x3)
Calvin Kattar vs. Renato Moicano — Moicano def. Kattar by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2)
Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Kyle Bochniak — Magomedsharipov def. Bochniak by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2)
Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher — Gruetzemacher def. Lauzon by TKO (corner stoppage) at 5:00 of Round Two
Felice Herrig vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz — Kowalkiewicz def. Herrig by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Evan Dunham — Aubin-Mercier def. Dunham by TKO (knees to the body) at 0:53 of Round One
Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Bec Rawlings — Evans-Smith def. Rawlings by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Devin Clark vs. Michael Rodriguez — Clark def. Rodriguez by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2)
