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Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas believes she’s the next woman in line for the reigning champion Weili Zhang. Whenever the matchup happens, she expects it to be a beautiful display of martial arts.<\/p>\n

Namajunas discussed this compelling strawweight matchup in a recent interview with MMA Junkie<\/a>. She says she believes that’s what’s next for her, but concedes that it’s far from official just yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, I would think [that’s next]. We haven\u2019t really talked about it yet, but that\u2019s definitely the plan,\u201d Namajunas said. \u201c\u2026 That was kind of the plan going into it. I just have to get this nose fixed first. I don\u2019t know what the recovery time is or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Namajunas then delved into the matchup itself. She says she’s been keeping an eye on Zhang since before she won the title, back when she defeated Tecia Torres, and sees her as a fellow martial arts master.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I saw her fight Tecia (Torres), I\u2019ve been scouting her out a little bit,\u201d Namajunas said. \u201cI just think it\u2019s gonna be a beautiful display of martial arts. She\u2019s a master; I\u2019m a master. It\u2019s gonna be really cool. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to fight her. She\u2019s awesome. She\u2019s really technical, really strong, just overall a master. That\u2019s something that really interests me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Namajunas fought at last weekend’s UFC 251 event in Abu Dhabi, where she avenged an infamous KO loss to Jessica Andrade with a hard-fought split decision win<\/a> in their rematch. She says she’s proud of the way she performed in that fight, particularly considering the fact that Andrade had clearly levelled up her skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved it, yeah. I loved it even more considering the improvement Andrade made. I was happy with the level of prepared I was,\u201d Namajunas said. \u201c\u2026 Going into the third, I knew she was gonna come out a little desperate. Anticipating that was like, \u2018Ooh, gotta be extra sharp.\u2019 Obviously I got caught, but overall I was just so proud of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Rose Namajunas will be the woman to dethrone Weili Zhang?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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