“Started zoning out halfway through” – Dana White admits getting bored out of his mind in the Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza fight
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Dana White on Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas
Dana White reacts to Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza! Namajunas went against Esparza for the women’s Strawweight title. The fight was the co-main event at UFC 274, however; it failed to live up to its standards. The fight is now being regarded as one of the most boring fights in the history of the UFC.
The champion Namajunas was fighting to defend her Strawweight title. However, not only did she cannot do that, but both the fighters looked like they did not want to engage with each other at all. This was the second time Rose and Carla went against each other, and both the fights ended in Carla’s favor.
Namajunas and Esparza first fought in the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter. Esparza won the fight, submitting Namajunas to become the first UFC women’s Strawweight champion.
In the second fight, Carla won the fight via Split decision. Two judges had it 47-48 and 46-49 for Carla. But one judge scored it 48-47 in favor of Rose. The fight is now regarded as the worst title fight in the UFC and many claimed they even dozed off during the fight.
Only 6 punches were thrown during the first round and even the commentators pointed out how bad the round was. The second round was the same as the first, and both the commentators and the crowd showed their displeasure. The remaining three rounds were the same as the first two and in the end, it was very difficult to determine the winner as there was very little to score.
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“It was a weird fight“- Dana White shares his honest opinion on the strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza
As Carla won the Strawweight title by defeating Namajunas in a very boring fight, The MMA community has shown a lot of displeasure about the fight and has discarded this uneventful bout.
UFC president White also showed his annoyance about the fight and said that he went asleep during the fight. Dana, in his post-fight interview, told: “It was a weird fight. Um, you know, seemed like they didn’t want to engage. You know, I think there were six punches thrown in the first round. I don’t even know man. I started like zoning out like halfway through it, so I don’t know.”
Dana was also asked about a potential trilogy fight between Namajunas and Esparza, to which Dana said that he is not sure about the third fight as he is not sure that anyone would want a trilogy fight after the second fight. Dana said:” I don’t think anybody’s clamoring for that rematch, uh we’ll have to figure something else out.”
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