{"id":446222,"date":"2022-05-08T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=446222"},"modified":"2022-05-08T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T20:49:29","slug":"dana-white-reacts-to-weird-fight-between-rose-namajunas-and-carla-esparza-at-ufc-274","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-reacts-to-weird-fight-between-rose-namajunas-and-carla-esparza-at-ufc-274\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White reacts to \u201cweird fight\u201d between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza at UFC 274"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza didn&#8217;t exactly have a barnburner and UFC President Dana White was just as confused as everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the UFC 274 card, Namajunas was the UFC Strawweight Champion. Esparza was looking to become a two-time titleholder. She was the inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>While many expected fireworks since &#8220;Thug&#8221; Rose has been known for having exciting fights, that wasn&#8217;t the case this go-around. Instead, we got five dull rounds where the action was scarce. In the end, Carla Esparza was awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-274-results-carla-esparza-defeats-rose-namajunas-highlights\/\">split decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to reporters after the PPV, Dana White admitted that it was rough to watch (via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/05\/ufc-274-dana-white-zoned-out-borning-esparza-vs-namajunas-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was a weird fight. Seemed like they didn\u2019t want to engage. I think they threw a total of six punches in the first round. It was a tough one. That happens sometimes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As far as who he had winning the fight, Dana doesn&#8217;t even have an answer because his attention was drifting off.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t even know, man. I started zoning out like halfway through it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The UFC boss went on to say that he doesn&#8217;t believe there is any demand for another fight between Namajunas and Esparza.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone is clamoring for that rematch. We\u2019ll have to figure something else out. Rose is one of the best. She\u2019s always gonna be there. We\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rose made it clear during the post-fight press conference that she feels she did enough to win the fight. She also <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/rose-namajunas-reacts-to-backlash-following-title-loss-to-carla-esparza-at-ufc-274\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired back at her critics<\/a> and expressed her belief that she doesn&#8217;t get enough credit for her defense (h\/t ESPN MMA).<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t get no credit for good defense? \u2026 I\u2019m always in exciting fights. Like, I can\u2019t have a strategic fight? I got to f\u2014 up this face, ya know? Like no, f\u2014 that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza didn&#8217;t exactly have a barnburner and UFC President Dana White was just as confused as everyone else. Going into the UFC 274 card, Namajunas was the UFC Strawweight Champion. Esparza was looking to become a two-time titleholder. She was the inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion. While many expected fireworks since &#8220;Thug&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54476,"featured_media":446232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10259,10112,10651,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dana White reacts to \u201cweird fight\u201d between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza at UFC 274 | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza had a stinker at UFC 274. 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