R. Namajunas regains the strawweight belt. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Predestined to surprise. The North American Rose namajunas knocked out Weili Zhang still in the first round and regained the belt in the strawweight division (up to 52,1kg). The fight was the second most important of the UFC 261, held in Jacksonville (USA).
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Thus, Rose namajunas becomes the first woman in Ultimate history to win the same title on two separate occasions. When she won the belt for the first time by knocking out Joanna Jędrzejczyk in 2017, the American also broke another record by becoming the youngest champion in the organization's history (25 years old).
With the victory, Namajunas once again holds the division title after almost two years. A 'Rose' now has a record of 10 wins and four losses in his MMA career.
Moreover, Weili Zhang his streak of 21 victories was broken and he once again 'tastes' defeat.
THE FIGHT
The fight for the strawweight belt (up to 52,1kg) started off very busy for the fighters. While Weili Zhang I was looking for the low kick, Rose namajunas he soon surprised with a high kick. The blow exploded in the face of the Chinese woman, who fell. The North American even landed other punches before the interruption.
UFC 261 results
MAIN CARD
Welterweight Weight: Kamaru Usman derrotou Jorge masvidal by knockout at 1m02s of R2 – Fight for the belt
Straw weight: Rose namajunas defeated Zhang Weili by knockout at 1m18s of R1 – Fight for the belt
Welterweight weight: Valentina Shevchenko derrotou Jessica Stacker by technical knockout at 3m19s of R2
Average weight: Uriah Hall derrotou Chris Weidman by technical knockout at 17 seconds. from R1
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith derrotou Jimmy crute by technical knockout 5m from R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight Weight: Randy Brown finished Alex Cowboy with a choke at 2m50s of R1
Welterweight Weight: Dwight Grant derrotou Stefan Sekulic in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Average weight: Brendan allen finished Karl Robertson with a heel hook at 4m55s of R1
Feather weight: Patrick Sabatini derrotou Tristan connelly in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel derrotou Kevin Natividad by technical knockout at 50 seconds. from R1
Lightweight: kazula vargas defeated RongZhu via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 29-28)
Fly weight: Jeff Molina derrotou Aoriqileng in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)
Straw weight: Ariane Sorriso derrotou Na Liang by technical knockout at 1m28s of R2
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