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Rose Namajunas has gone off on those giving her flak for her performance at UFC 274.<\/p>\n

Namajunas put the UFC Strawweight Championship on the line against Carla Esparza on May 7. The title fight served as UFC 274’s co-main event. The action was held inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n

The bout was uneventful and the crowd let Namajunas and Esparza know about it. There wasn’t much activity in the rather bizarre fight. Ultimately, Carla Esparza won the bout via split decision<\/a> to become a two-time UFC Strawweight Champion.<\/p>\n

Rose Namajunas is aware of the backlash over her inactivity throughout the fight. She told reporters during the UFC 274 post-fight press conference that she doesn’t get any credit for her defense (h\/t ESPN MMA<\/a>).<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/espnmma\/status\/1523339452440997888?s=21&t=uygrVJSm7rqeouKqXCMggQ<\/p>\n

“I don’t get no credit for good defense? … I’m always in exciting fights. Like, I can’t have a strategic fight? I got to f— up this face, ya know? Like no, f— that.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Namajunas is known for having exciting fights, so this outing left many puzzled. “Thug” Rose believes she did enough to get the nod (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cI stuck to the strategy. I felt as if I landed more shots. I even took her down. None of her takedowns were significant or with any control time. I\u2019d say she hit me with one good punch. \u2026 I felt like I did the damage. I controlled the fight. I\u2019m proud of myself because I stuck to my strategy. I know that in all of Carla\u2019s fights she just baits people in, and she tries to get people to attack her. I\u2019ve been in slugfests before. I\u2019ve gotten my nose broken. I\u2019ve stood there and shed blood in the octagon. I stuck to the strategy, and she didn\u2019t really have any offense. She was whiffing at air the whole time. So, I thought I won.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier were panning the fight. At first, Rogan questioned why fans were booing since it was only the first round. As time progressed, it was clear the fight wasn’t going to get any better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rose Namajunas has gone off on those giving her flak for her performance at UFC 274. Namajunas put the UFC Strawweight Championship on the line against Carla Esparza on May 7. The title fight served as UFC 274’s co-main event. The action was held inside the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. 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