{"id":462150,"date":"2022-11-03T11:28:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=462150"},"modified":"2022-11-03T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:28:52","slug":"rose-namajunas-says-she-got-what-she-needed-out-of-carla-esparza-rematch-im-an-artist-and-you-dont-always-have-mona-lisas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/rose-namajunas-says-she-got-what-she-needed-out-of-carla-esparza-rematch-im-an-artist-and-you-dont-always-have-mona-lisas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose Namajunas says she \u201cgot what she needed\u201d out of Carla Esparza rematch: \u201cI\u2019m an artist and you don\u2019t always have Mona Lisas\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rose Namajunas claims she got what she needed out of the Carla Esparza rematch.<\/p>\n

Namajunas (11-5 MMA) and Esparza (20-6 MMA) originally met in December of 2014 in the women’s strawweight main event. It was to be Esparza defeating Rose by submission at 1:26 of Round 3. Esparaza became the first strawweight champion in Ultimate Fighting Championship history.<\/p>\n

Almost eight years later the two met once again on May 7th at UFC 274. Esparza once again was awarded the victory via split decision<\/a>, becoming the second two-time champ in the division.<\/p>\n

‘Thug Rose’ spoke with ‘MMA Junkie’ and explained that she did indeed get what she needed out of the 2022 rematch with Esparaza saying:<\/p>\n

“Yea, I definitely, I got what I needed out of that fight. I know that for the fans if was terrible. I definitely pride myself on being a very exciting fighter and I’ve always had exciting fights.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing Rose, 30, said:<\/p>\n

“But, I realize that being an MMA artist, I am an artist and you don’t always have Mona Lisa’s, sometimes you just have swatches and abstract art pieces.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“As much as it might have sucked for my fans, for myself, I got the bare minimum I needed out of whatever personal things that I was looking for.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Concluding the former two-time champion said:<\/p>\n

“But, yea, obviously I would have like to have won and won in a dominant fashion.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Going forward I feel pretty at piece with it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Check out ‘Thug’s comments at the 12:55 mark of the video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rose Namajunas was promoting her film titled, ‘Thug Rose: Mixed Martial Arts’, which is set to be released on November 9th on ‘UFC Fight Pass’.<\/p>\n

The question still remains as to who we will see Rose get in the Octagon with next on her quest to regain her championship title.<\/p>\n

What do you think of Rose’s reflections concerning her rematch with Carla Esparza?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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