Highlights! Rose Namajunas scores first Flyweight win, decisions Amanda Ribas | UFC Vegas 89

Final Combating Championship (UFC) Flyweights Rose Namajunas and Amanda Ribas clashed earlier tonight (Sat. March 23, 2024) dwell on ESPN inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. RESULT

Ribas began the combat fairly properly. Utilizing kicks, motion, and awkward punches, she was in a position to keep away from a boxing match whereas staying energetic. She additionally landed a takedown! When Ribas went for a headlock throw, nonetheless, Namajunas was simply in a position to roll into high place and management her till the top of the spherical.

Namajunas began discovering extra constant success along with her arms within the second, main with straights to the physique and head. Ribas, nonetheless, continued to do good work with distance kicks and clinch strikes. For the second time, she hampered herself by giving up high place making an attempt a headlock throw.

“Thug Rose” appeared to essentially have her opponent’s timing to begin the third. She was evading Ribas’ kicks properly and infrequently sticking her with punches. Nonetheless, it didn’t really feel like Namajunas was totally committing to her strikes, as a result of none of these photographs had been bothering Ribas. When the 2 wrestled late within the spherical, this time it was Ribas who landed in high place, and he or she completed the spherical with authority by touchdown arduous photographs and advancing place.

Sadly, the fourth noticed Ribas throw away management by making an attempt one more unhealthy headlock throw then try a rolling kneebar when it failed. She was doing properly sufficient on the toes early however spent many of the spherical on backside due to that mistake. Happily, she didn’t make the identical error within the fifth, profitable that spherical clearly in consequence.

The scorecards had been totally up within the air because the judges rendered their choice. On one hand, Namajunas did rack up a variety of management time and land some correct punches. On the identical time, Ribas threw and landed much more, and it’s not like she took many strikes whereas on her again.

Finally, the judges sided with Rose Namajunas through unanimous choice.

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It’s a very good win for Namajunas, one which introduces her into the Flyweight Prime 10. Nonetheless, there are undoubtedly issues to enhance transferring ahead, as her quantity has to extend if she’s going to contend at 125 lbs.

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