News about Rose Namajunas

Former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas scored a points victory over Tracy Cortez at UFC Denver - with one right cross from the bout making waves with MMA fans.

Tracy Cortez had a choice: Her hair or her paycheck? Needing to cut a half pound ahead of her UFC flyweight battle with Rose Namajunas, the 30-year-old did not hesitate to chop off heir long brunette hair to get under the 126-pound limit on Friday. 'No hesitation,' Cortez told Sportsnet afterwards. 'I'm going to do whatever it takes.'

The UFC have teased a 'glove launch presentation' to take place on Friday ahead of UFC 300. For years, fans and fighters alike have complained about the current design of UFC gloves leading to an increase in eye pokes during fights. They reason that the gloves do not naturally close into the fist position, leading fighters to extend for punches with fingers straightened out. Almost every card features multiple incidents of eye pokes and occasionally they are so bad they lead to a contest being ruled a no contest.

Sanko, 41, was on hand to announce the newest UFC fight at the Apex, with Rose Namajunas defeating Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision. However, Varner, a former WEC champion and UFC veteran, has blasted Sanko on social media in a pair of posts that ignited backlash from fans.

'It's first clash of the war this happened to Rose Namajunas' hand,' wrote Brian Butler - the 31-year-old's boss, in a caption to a portrait of Namajunas' mangled finger on Instagram.' For the remainder of the round and into round two, a mental battle raged...By the third round Rose was up for two more [shaking my head]" Butler also posted a snapshot of Namajunas holding her hand in a cast. It's now unclear if the 31-year-old will return to action in her new weight class as she recovers from her crash after her flyweight debut loss.

After beating long-time rival Alex Pereira in spectacular fashion at UFC 287, Israel Adesanya raised eyebrows on Sunday by insulting one of the UFC's biggest sponsors. 'The Last Stylebender', 33, won a match over the Brazilian fighter and reclaim the title he lost last year. It was the fourth time the two middleweights met, their second inside the octagon, and it was the first time Adesanya came out on top.

A year has passed by in the blink of an eye, but the UFC pack packs so much that it could be impossible to reach a decision after 12 months of generally tumultuous, exhilarating, and occasionally infuriating activity. There have been upsets, shocking knockouts, unexpected championship runs, dodgy scorecards, and much more. There were 19 championship fights, six new champions, and no Conor McGregor or Jon Jones in the 29th year of the UFC's existence. Here are our awards for the year as a result of the year's, including KO of the year, most boring battle, and a breakthrough fighter.

Due to a physical altercation between several fighters and their respective camps, UFC president Dana White was forced to postponed his press conference moments before it was scheduled to begin on Thursday. 'S*** show - absolutely s*** show back there,' White told assembled media in Las Vegas.' 'Ask them questions.' Back in the United States, there's a lot of s*** going on.' Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Nate Diaz were scheduled to appear in a press conference ahead of Saturday's UFC 279, which is headlined by a welterweight match between Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Nate Diaz. An altercation took place between Kevin Holland, who is fighting on the undercard, and Chimaev, but the skirmish didn't stop there. According to various outlets, other athletes and their respective camps became embroiled in the entanglement. According to Longtime MMA beat reporter Ariel Helwani, no injuries have been reported, but punches, kicks, and even objects were fired, but punches, kicks, and even objects were fired.