Rose Namajunas returned to profitable methods when she confronted Amanda Ribas in the primary occasion of UFC Vegas 89. The battle card aired stay from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 24 (AEDT).
The scheduled for 5 rounds ladies’s flyweight bout went the complete distance. The American former two-time strawweight champion defeated her opponent of Brazil by unanimous determination. The scores have been 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47.
With the victory, Rose Namajunas improved to 12-6 and rebounded from a pair of defeats. In her post-fight interview, the 31-year-old native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin stated that in her subsequent battle she would face the winner of the following weekend’s UFC Atlantic Metropolis major occasion, pitting Erin Blanchfield towards Manon Fiorot.
“I will probably be watching Manon Fiorot and Erin Blanchfield battle,” Namajunas stated. “I wished to battle both a type of for this battle, however I [previously] misplaced towards Manon, so if I may get a rematch if she wins. Or both her and even I do know Maycee [Barber] regarded actually unbelievable as effectively [in her previous fight against Katlyn Cerminara]. So, possibly a type of ladies.”
30-year-old Amanda Ribas of Varginha, Minas Gerais dropped to 13-5.
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