KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A head kick from Rose Namajunas put Michelle Waterson down, but it was the choke that finished the job.
With that, Namajunas (6-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) nabbed perhaps the most notable win of her career, submitting Waterson (14-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at the 2:47 mark of Round 2“When I landed the kick, we were breaking off from the clinch, and she was leaning away from it,” Namajunas said. “I tried to hit her with a right hand earlier and it missed, so I knew my right hand was going to be right in that range to connect after the kick landed.
“I just stopped worrying so much. I stopped overanalyzing things, and I’m just having fun with life and appreciating my life because it could always be worse. I think this win puts me right up there in title contention. Whoever wins the belt, I’m fighting.”
The strawweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC on FOX 24 event at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. It aired on FOX following prelims on FOX and UFC Fight Pass.
Though Namajunas finished the fight on the ground, it was her stand-up game that set up the finish. After trading top position on the mat in the opening round, Namajunas began to find her rhythm on the feet early in the second.
After one exchange left Waterson in an awkward position, Namajunas shoved her into kicking range just in time to land a vicious head kick that flattened Waterson. Namajunas pounced with punches and elbows, but Waterson somehow managed to recover enough to stave off the stoppage due to strikes
With that, Namajunas (6-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) nabbed perhaps the most notable win of her career, submitting Waterson (14-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at the 2:47 mark of Round 2“When I landed the kick, we were breaking off from the clinch, and she was leaning away from it,” Namajunas said. “I tried to hit her with a right hand earlier and it missed, so I knew my right hand was going to be right in that range to connect after the kick landed.
“I just stopped worrying so much. I stopped overanalyzing things, and I’m just having fun with life and appreciating my life because it could always be worse. I think this win puts me right up there in title contention. Whoever wins the belt, I’m fighting.”
The strawweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC on FOX 24 event at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. It aired on FOX following prelims on FOX and UFC Fight Pass.
Though Namajunas finished the fight on the ground, it was her stand-up game that set up the finish. After trading top position on the mat in the opening round, Namajunas began to find her rhythm on the feet early in the second.
After one exchange left Waterson in an awkward position, Namajunas shoved her into kicking range just in time to land a vicious head kick that flattened Waterson. Namajunas pounced with punches and elbows, but Waterson somehow managed to recover enough to stave off the stoppage due to strikes
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