Former UFC-Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas deserved her 'Thug Rose' name with an all-time upstream.
Rose Namajunas was a killed body that was overlooked by the then UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk on UFC 217. But despite being confronted with one of the best female UFC hunters of all time, Namajunas concluded her.
Before Jedrzejczyk met Namajunas on UFC 217, the then champion of the UFC dominated the division with a 14-0 start of her professional career. In the midst of her reign on the straw weight throne, Jedrzejczyk soon became one of the greatest stars of the UFC talking with brutal pre-fighting waste to go with a wild style in the cage.
But Jedrzejczyk met her match at UFC 217 in the former the ultimate fighter finalist Namajunas.
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Rose Namajunas took out Joanna Jedrzejczyk to put an end to her dominant title government
In the run -up to UFC 217, Jedrzejczyk repeatedly asked Namajunas' mental power in dealing with high -profile matchups. A fiery Staredown on the UFC 217 ceremonial weighting showed the difference between Jedrzejczyk's ruthless trash can and the quiet attitude of Namajunas prior to the greatest fight of her life.
Namajunas proved that she belonged in the same class as Jedrzejczyk with a brutal knockdown for a few seconds in the fight. But Jedrzejczyk survived an early ground and pound of barrage to get up again and resumes her intended game plan to frustrate Namajunas with its reach and pressure.
While Jedrzejczyk returned to the center of the cage, Namajunas quickly walked down her, before landing a brutal left hand who overtaken the champion to the canvas. After closing the victory with a few land attacks, Namajunas celebrated for a wild crowd in Madison Square Garden while UFC commentator Daniel Cormier repeatedly “Thug Rose!” Screamed! On the broadcast.
It was one of the greatest disturbances in the UFC history, in which a complete circle-smoking for Namajunas was closed after he was short of Tuf. It was Jedrzejczyk's first loss of her career.
6 years ago, #onthisday Rose Namajunas became the UFC Strawweight champion and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put in the first round on UFC 217. Pic.twitter.com/ac3ZPEDXE
– Josh (@Juchiha909) November 4, 2023
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Namajunas and Jedrzejczyk Kwadraaten in an immediate rematch months later at UFC 223. This time the fight went the full five-round distance and was one of the most exciting wars in the MMA history of women.
Namajunas walked away with a unanimous decision to keep the title and to put Jedrzejczyk out of the title interview.
Fast forward to 2025, and Namajunas is confronted with a crucial matchup in her flight weight return to UFC Atlanta. Namajunas and Miranda Maverick will collide at the UFC Atlanta Co-Main event with title conflicts on the line.
Jedrzejczyk withdrew from MMA after a loss for Zhang Weili on UFC 275. She entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2024 as the first title holder of the UFC in Polish.