“She went for it and that foot slipped”- Pat Barry claims ‘slippery canvas’ made Rose Namajunas miss her opportunity at UFC 274
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Pat Barry on Rose Namajunas at UFC 274
Rose Namajunas came in to defend her women’s strawweight title against Carla Esparza at the co-main event of UFC 272. These two have squared against each other before, and Carla dominated Rose to become the first-ever strawweight champ.
Both of them grew significantly as a fighter ever since their first encounter, and Rose was a heavy favorite to win this fight. People were expecting an absolute brawl from these two, but it turned out to be the worst fight in the history of the company. Both these athletes played a little too safe, and they just stood there for the most part.
They threw only 67 significant strikes combined over the course of 5 rounds, and Carla initiated some grappling exchanges that finally got her the win. Rose wasn’t happy with the decision, but fans were engaged with both of them. Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Anik were in the commentary booth, and it became almost unbearable for them to sit through the fight.
Dana White also claimed that he started zoning out midway through the fight. Many blamed terrible advice from the corner for this incident, especially from Rose’s fiancee Pat Barry, even though she wasn’t doing anything he was appreciating her for sticking to the game plan.
“Something is trying to stop you from winning this fight“- Pat Barry states missing her mark twice planted seeds of doubts in Rose Namajunas’ mind
Now Pat Barry has reacted to Rose’s performance at UFC 274, and he believes there was nothing wrong with their game plan. Talking to Ariel Helwani from The MMA Hour, he said, “In the fight, (Rose) did everything perfect, bro. Perfect. I love the UFC and I’ve loved everything that UFC does for everyone. But I will say, in the fight, there’s three moments, but there’s two in particular, where bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, here it comes, this is the time, and when Rose went to throw the punch, her foot slipped.”
He then claimed those missed opportunities messed with Rose’s mind, and she started doubting herself. “This is the slipperiest canvas you can ever fight on,” Barry said. “Which, at that moment, when she had the opening for the kill, the second time, when she went for it and that foot slipped, I had a moment of clarity, man.”
He added, “I don’t know. Just all of a sudden I went from this crazy to completely just calm. Apparently, the world is trying to make this very difficult for you. Apparently, something is going on. Because of course Rose and her spirituality, and we look at things so I have to think a certain way because she thinks a certain way, something is trying to stop you from winning this fight.”
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