Former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas picked up her first win as a flyweight at UFC on Vegas 89 on March 23. She headlined the occasion on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas towards eighth-ranked Amanda Ribas.
Namajunas defeated Ribas through unanimous determination and debuted within the Prime 10 girls’s flyweight rankings. It was her second bout within the 125-pound weight class. She made her flyweight debut towards Manon Fiorot final December and misplaced by determination.
Namajunas made the transfer up a weight class after dropping the strawweight title to Carla Esparza in a rematch at UFC 274. Second-ranked flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield believes Namajunas is a greater as a strawweight.
“I feel she’s higher at 115,” Blanchfield informed The MMA Hour. “I feel simply shifting up a weight class ten kilos like 115 to 125, it is a huge proportion of your physique weight particularly if you’re that small.
“She gained towards Ribas, however Ribas can be somebody who’s fought at 115. She’s not that huge of a lady,” Blanchfield continued. “She had the one battle towards Manon and he or she misplaced that. I feel she’s an excellent fighter. I feel he is obtained a number of ability, however I feel she’s going to be just a little outsized at 125.”
Blanchfield (12-1) headlines this weekend’s UFC on ESPN occasion in Atlantic Metropolis towards Manon Fiorot (11-1). Blanchfield is ranked second within the flyweight division whereas Fiorot is ranked third. It is a battle of the successful streaks. Fiorot will enter the match using an 11-fight successful streak whereas Blanchfield has gained her final 9 bouts.
