Rose Namajunas To hear Rose Namajunas tell it, she wasn’t exactly relishing the chance to speak out about what she perceived as a dangerous gym culture at Duke Roufus’ Roufusport gym in Milwaukee. It was only when she saw video of the fight that cost amateur kickboxer Dennis Munson Jr. his life that she felt compelled to, especially since, the more she thought about it, the more it seemed like silence was part of the problem. “If anything, I think the culture may explain why it’s been kept quiet for so long, and why nobody has said anything about it,” Namajunas told MMAjunkie. “And the culture makes sense to me with just what I’ve seen in the video with (Roufusport coach Scott) Cushman slapping (Munson) and picking him up by the neck and stuff like that. It sucks because I wish I would have said something sooner, but the culture does kind of put pressure on you to not say anything and not complain about much.” Namajunas was one of the first fighters to make allegations of an abusive, toxic training atmosphere at Roufusport, but she wasn’t the only one
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Rose Namajunas explains why she spoke out about Roufusport concerns – MMA Junkie