Rose Namajunas has massive plans. The previous two-time UFC girls’s strawweight champion not too long ago revealed why reaching dual-division championship glory is vital to her.
“Thug” moved as much as flyweight in 2023 and made his debut within the division in opposition to Manon Fiorot, however misplaced by unanimous resolution. She then returned to the win column with back-to-back wins over Amanda Rivas and Tracy Cortez, however misplaced to Erin Blanchfield in November 2024.
Final June, Rose Namajunas confronted Miranda Maverick and gained by unanimous resolution.
“Thug” was initially scheduled to face former champion Alexa Grasso at UFC 324 later this week. Nevertheless, Grasso was absent attributable to harm. Namajunas will now face Natalia Silva, who’s ranked No. 2 within the UFC girls’s flyweight rankings.
Rose Namajunas reveals why she needs second class glory and compares it to reaching Tremendous Saiyan Degree 2
Forward of UFC 324, the 33-year-old appeared on The Ariel Helwani Present. When requested by the host what motivates her to turn into a two-division UFC champion, Rose Namajunas admitted that cash remains to be her driving drive.
Nevertheless, she emphasised that reaching two-division championship glory is a lifelong purpose and one she set from the start of her MMA profession. In reference to Dragon Ball Z, she in contrast holding two UFC belts to reaching Tremendous Saiyan Degree 2.
“I do not know in case you’ve seen Dragon Ball Z, however you get to Tremendous Saiyan, proper? Tremendous Saiyan degree 1 turns into the champion. Nobody can take that away from you. Not solely that, however every champion has a special degree of greatness and everybody has their very own story.”
She added:
“I’m very pleased with how I did at strawweight… At flyweight, the place I truly began my profession, why not cease there? Being champion there may be like reaching Tremendous Saiyan Degree 2… The whole lot is even greater within the subsequent weight class. It’s important to do the whole lot higher, greater, stronger. (That’s why being two weight courses is vital to me. It solely places me on prime).”
Try Rose Namajunas’ feedback beneath (6:40):
