"I don't know why, but ever since I turned 26, I think I just dealt with. She would win the rematch five months later, but being champion didn't prove to be as great of an experience as she thought it would be. She won the strawweight belt as a 25-year-old in November 2017 when she scored a first-round TKO over then-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in dramatic fashion at Madison Square Garden. Namajunas celebrated her 28th birthday Monday. Sometimes, things have to crumble down before you have to put them back together again." "It seemed like everything was falling apart. I'm just pretty much hitting my prime right now, and it seems like everything, all of a sudden, is coming together. "There's always things to gripe and complain about, but this is what I love to do, man. She also seems to have regained her passion for mixed martial arts after falling out of love with it as champion. She said she initially didn't love the idea of fighting overseas again, but considering her newfound interest in religion, she now likes the idea of fighting in the Middle East. Saturday, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesĪnd so Namajunas finally returns to action against Andrade at UFC 251 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.Also, Alexander Volkanovski will put up his featherweight crown against former champ Max Holloway, and Petr Yan will face Jose Aldo for the vacant bantamweight belt. In the main event, Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal. The UFC will kick off its four "Fight Island" events with UFC 251, which is scheduled to feature three championship bouts. It's not going to be my purpose forever, but this is what I'm doing right now, and I got to make the most of it and enjoy it." UFC 251 coverage Everything is temporary, not everyone is the same, but what helps me is believing in my higher power and knowing that I have a purpose and this my purpose right now.
Keep praying and know this life is temporary. Even though it was very tragic, I learned a lot from it. I can't control anything but myself, and that's what's the most important. "Everything was looking good and then everything just fell apart. The UFC's five can't-miss bouts this summer include two championship rematches.Before I was just trying to control everything around me and trying to make all these situations perfect and then everything just fell apart. "Everybody deals with death differently," she said. She decided to pull out of the rematch shortly thereafter. Namajunas said the deaths happened about seven days apart. And then it hit home, and it was close to family. So, for the whole world to get shut down for a virus at first seemed like, 'What is this?' We didn't even know it was real. or just serious injuries and things like that. We deal with the worst, we face death in the face all the time. Rose Namajunas was doing well against Jessica Andrade until the Brazilian slammed her on her head and neck to pull out the victory at UFC 237 in 2019. They got put on ventilators and shortly, in a few days, it just happened like that. "They were living in a hot spot where COVID-19 was," Namajunas told ESPN during the lead-up to UFC 251.
The bout was eventually moved to May 9, but Namajunas ultimately withdrew after two of her family members died after contracting the coronavirus. The original plan was for the fan favorite, nicknamed "Thug Rose," to return to action at UFC 249 on April 18 against Andrade, but the coronavirus pandemic stalled those plans. Six months later, in an emotional interview, she told ESPN she decided to keep on fighting after all. On that night, in Brazil, she lost her strawweight title in dramatic fashion when she was knocked out following a slam by Jessica Andrade, Namajunas' upcoming opponent in UFC 251 on July 11.Īfter that loss in May 2019, Namajunas said she might never fight again. Rose Namajunas' last fight was nearly 14 months ago.
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