Namajunas returns to the path of victory. Rose goes for her second belt
March 24, 2024, 11:45 Moscow time
The American broke her losing streak.
On the night of March 24, the UFC Vegas 89 mixed martial arts tournament took place at the Apex Arena in Las Vegas. The main event of the evening was the women’s flyweight fight between the Brazilian Amanda Ribas and the former champion of Rose Namajunas promotion.
Ribas is number eight in the flyweight division. Amanda has been competing in the UFC since June 2019, but has not found stability. The Brazilian has been constantly alternating victories and defeats in recent years. In the last fight, Ribas knocked out her compatriot Luana Pinheiro, and before that she was knocked out by Macy Barber.
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The former strawweight champion and one of the main stars of the UFC women’s roster, Rose Namajunas, for her part, was approaching the fight after losing a decision to the Frenchman Manon Fioro. The American first tried to move up to flyweight, but failed. And before that, Namajunas lost the title, losing to Carla Esparza. However, Rose before the fight stated that she was not giving up the goal of becoming champion in two weight categories, and the fight with Ribas was an opportunity to immediately enter the top 10 of the division.
At the beginning of the fight there was a lot of active movement on the part of both girls, but with minimal striking. Ribas was the first to initiate exchanges, which included kicks and struggles. Namajunas worked on counterattacks and towards the end of the first round he landed several good blows right on the jaw. In the next five minutes there was more active action from both of them. Ribas set the pace, tried to throw more punches and in one episode tried to perform a heel turn, but in the end Rose managed to get out and get into the top position, from which, however, she did not get anything. outside the.
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However, Namajunas was more effective with her hands, while Ribas often performed more effectively: takedowns with hooks, throws, and roundhouse kicks. In the third round, an attempt was also made to hit the former champion with ground and blow. Rose attempted to rehabilitate herself in the next segment, but was lacking details. In the standing position, Ribas began to cause more problems, but on the ground, Namajunas did not threaten his opponent. However, in three rounds the former champion tried to “steal” episodes by working on the canvas.
In the final round, Amanda fired several sharp kicks on different floors and Rose responded with wide attacks with her right, but with less precision. Ribas hit his roundhouse more and more often, and once managed to hit his opponent’s head. If in the first two rounds Namajunas interrupted the Brazilian, in all the remaining rounds the advantage in blows went to Amanda. However, the fight was competitive and quite close.
The judges highly valued the efforts of Namajunas, who managed to win the fight by unanimous decision, largely thanks to his good technique and work on the ground. Rose’s first victory in the new weight class and, apparently, the beginning of a new streak of titles for the former champion.
