“I feel like Rose is so dominant”- Joanna Jedrzejczyk expects an early finish from Rose Namajunas in her title rematch against Carla Esparza at UFC 274
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas is going to defend her title against Carla Esparza in a rematch at UFC 274. These two first meet each other at the finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season 20. Rose was a big favorite coming into this fight, but Carla derailed her hype and dominated the fight to become the first female strawweight champion.
Carla enjoyed the limelight, and Rose had to take some time to reflect upon her loss. Carla lost her title to Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and Joanna in turn lost it to Namajunas. Both these ladies came a long way from their first fight, and now they are ready to settle the score once in for all.
Rose overcame a lot of struggles to become the champ, she knocked out Zhang Weili to win her belt and then defended it against her in a spectacular fashion. Rose looked better than ever in these bouts and asked for a rematch against Esparza. Her opponent, on the other hand, is on a five-fight winning streak, and she is hungry to dethrone the champ.
“You don’t get this spot for no reason”– Joanna Jedrzejczyk has nothing but respect for Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza for everything they’ve done for the sport
Jedrzejczyk had her fair share of experience with both of them, and she broke down this fight in her recent interview with the Combat Sports on Fanatics Views, she said, “I feel like Rose is so dominant: first-round finish for Namajunas. First or second round. I feel like, and I am hearing so many people, they really believe that Carla can win. Of course, I believe in Carla, for it’s always 50-50 for me going into a fight, especially a championship fight.”
She added, “You don’t get this spot for no reason. So, Carla has a few win streaks and she deserves that and I am happy for her. (I’m) very happy that these two are going to meet after so many years because I faced Carla after she won over Rose Namajunas in ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ in 2014.”
Also read – “Didn’t think she was on my level,” Rose Namajunas on what went wrong in the first fight with Carla Esparza
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