"Straight Thug", "Straight Robbery" - MMA World Divided over Rose Namajunas' Decision Win Against Miranda Maverick at UFC Atlanta

"Straight thug", "Straight robbery" - MMA world divided over Rose Namajunas' decision win against Miranda Maverick at UFC Atlanta

Rose Namajunas got back to winning ways against Miranda Maverick in the co-main event of UFC Atlanta. The bout was a competitive affair, with both flyweight contenders having moments of dominance.

Miranda Maverick reveals torn ACL suffered in loss to Rose Namajunas at UFC Atlanta

Miranda Maverick and Rose Namajunas | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Miranda Maverick suffered a serious injury in her loss to former UFC champion Rose Namajunas. Maverick faced her past training partner in the co-main event of UFC Atlanta on Saturday and lost a competitive unanimous decision, which snapped her four-fight win streak. In the third round, Namajunas clipped Maverick with a left hook that looked like it dropped her to the canvas, but a le…

Namajunas shares options for next fight: ‘I want to be deserving’ of title shot

Getty Namajunas is on a quest for flyweight gold and has two solid options that she feels will help her earn a shot at the 125 pound championship title. Rose Namajunas got back on the winning track Saturday night when she took a decision win over Miranda Maverick at UFC Atlanta. It wasn’t one-sided, but it was clear at the end of the fight that “Thug Rose” had done enough with her superior striking to deserve the nod. So what’s next for Namajuna…

Rose Namajunas names two potential next opponents who can take her to the title after UFC Atlanta

Rose Namajunas sees a fight against either Natalia Silva or Alexa Grasso as a logical next step for her after UFC Atlanta.

Rose Namajunas Returns To Win Column, Takes Decision Over Maverick

Former two-time UFC strawweight champion, now a flyweight Rose Namajunas looked to find her way to a title shot at 125 starting with Miranda Maverick at UFC Atlanta on Saturday night. Namajunas (13-7) is the former queen of the 115ers but she made the move to 125 after dropping two-in-a-row at strawweight. 2-1 in her run at flyweight so far she has victories over Amanda Ribas and Tracy Cortez. She dropped a decision to Erin Blanchfield last Nove…