Thug Rose becomes champion once again.
When she lost the women s strawweight title to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237, Rose Namajunas knew if she regained the belt that she d be ready to handle what it takes to be the champion.
That time is now for Thug Rose as she defeated Zhang Weili via knockout at 1:18 of the first round to regain the strawweight championship at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday night. I did it again! God did it, but I just had to have faith in him, but that s what got me through, Namajunas told Joe Rogan in her post-fight interview.
Rose Namajunas Retakes U.F.C. Title by Defeating Chinese Star Zhang Weili
The American took Zhang down in Jacksonville, Fla., in less than 90 seconds. Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal.
Rose Namajunas celebrated as the referee knelt over Zhang Weili in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday night. Credit.Gary Mccullough/Associated Press
April 25, 2021Updated 9:04 a.m. ET
Rose Namajunas knocked out Zhang Weili to recapture the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title on Saturday night in Jacksonville, Fla., during what was billed as the first full-capacity sporting event held indoors in the United States in more than a year.
UFC light heavyweight Anthony “Lionheart” Smith had just sat down at the UFC 261 Post-fight Press Conference to field questions about his TKO win over Jimmy Crute when the crowd inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., reacted loudly.
“What just happened,” asked Smith. He was then informed that former middleweight champion Chris Weidman had suffered a broken leg in his bout against Uriah Hall. Smith was visibly upset and revealed that he spent some of his UFC 261 training camp working with Weidman.
Watch Smith’s live reaction to Weidman’s broken leg.