{"id":346745,"date":"2020-04-09T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T19:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=346745"},"modified":"2020-04-09T12:29:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T19:29:14","slug":"rose-namajunas-withdrew-from-ufc-249-due-to-covid-19-deaths-in-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/rose-namajunas-withdrew-from-ufc-249-due-to-covid-19-deaths-in-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Namajunas withdrew from UFC 249 due to COVID-19 deaths in family"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday night, news surfaced that former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has been forced out of her planned UFC 249 rematch with Jessica Andrade.<\/p>\n

Now we know why.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted to Instagram, manager Brian Butler-Au announced that several members of the Namajunas family have passed away due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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Immediate release: @rosenamajunas withdrew from UFC 249 due to 2 deaths in the family related to the Coronavirus. Her hopes are to return to the Octagon as soon as possible but for now we ask for people to respect their privacy during this time.<\/a><\/p>\n

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