Rose Namajunas said in the build-up to her rematch with Jessica Andrade that she wasn’t in the right head space during their first fight. Saturday at UFC 251, Namajunas (9-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) appeared to be much more excited about being in a fist fight, and in a “Fight of the Night” performance eked out a split decision win over Andrade (20-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Namajunas won the women’s strawweight title with a TKO of then-dominant champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in November 2017 and defended the belt in a rematch with her five months later. But after 13 months on the sidelines, she was knocked out by a vicious Andrade slam onto her head at UFC 237 in May 2019. She hadn’t fought since
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Could title shot be next for Rose Namajunas after rematch win over Jessica Andrade? – MMA Junkie