Rose Namajunas has one fight to silence all the doubters
Rose Namajunas
That’s what  Rose Namajunas  has enjoyed since capturing the UFC women’s strawweight title last November at UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden.
Namajunas  25  was a big underdog when she took on longtime unbeaten champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland. But  Namajunas   a Milwaukee native  stunned the Garden crowd and the pay-per-view audience by scoring a first-round knockout to claim the coveted belt. A rematch has been set for UFC 223 on April 7 at Barclays Center.
It was Jedrzejczyk who questioned Namajunas’ mental strength before the first bout  taunting the then challenger about her advocacy for mental health issues.  Namajunas  never flinched.
“I knew it was coming and I knew the more she wasn’t getting a reaction  the more it was bothering her  and the more she turned it up on me ”  Namajunas  said. “I was expecting her to eventually try to touch me or try to spit in my face or whatever. I was ready for all of it.”
That’s what  [TGT]has enjoyed since capturing the UFC women’s strawweight title last November at UFC 217 in Madison Square Garden.
Namajunas  25  was a big underdog when she took on longtime unbeaten champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland. But  Namajunas   a Milwaukee native  stunned the Garden crowd and the pay-per-view audience by scoring a first-round knockout to claim the coveted belt. A rematch has been set for UFC 223 on April 7 at Barclays Center.
It was Jedrzejczyk who questioned Namajunas’ mental strength before the first bout  taunting the then challenger about her advocacy for mental health issues.  [TGT]never flinched.
“I knew it was coming and I knew the more she wasn’t getting a reaction  the more it was bothering her  and the more she turned it up on me ”  [TGT]said. “I was expecting her to eventually try to touch me or try to spit in my face or whatever. I was ready for all of it.”