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Rose Namajunas earned her first MMA career win at flyweight by defeating Amanda Rivas by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Sunday morning, March 24, 2024, at the APEX Facility in Las Vegas. .
Namajunas, a former two-time strawweight champion, lost to Manon Fiorotto in his flyweight debut last September and was hoping to avoid a third consecutive loss, but he earned his first 'W' in the 125 weight class and won 12 wins. He improved his performance with 6 losses. Pound (56.7kg) category.
Namajunas used superior movement and technique to outscore Rivas (who fell to 13-5 and has won or lost his last eight fights) 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 on the judges' scorecards.
“I'm looking at that Manon.” [Fiorot] vs. Erin Blanchfield [next week’s UFC event]“I know Macy,'' Thug Rose told UFC commentator Paul Felder in his post-fight interview. [Barber] She looked great too, so maybe she's one of those girls. ”
On the rest of the main card, Carl Williams defeated Justin Tafa by unanimous decision in the heavyweight co-main event. Edmen Shahbazyan made quick work of AJ Dobson at middleweight. South Africa's Cameron Theaiman suffered his second straight loss in the bantamweight bout when he was stopped by Peyton Talbot. In the featherweight division, Youssef Zalal and Fernando Padilla scored submission wins over Billy Quarantillo and Luis Pajuello, respectively.
The UFC will hold a fight night next weekend at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, headlined by a women's flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorotto.
UFC Fight Night: Rivas VS. Namajunas – Main Card Results
– Main event: Women's flyweight: Rose Namajunas def. Amanda Rivas, unanimous decision (49-46 49-46 48-47), R5, 5:00
– Heavyweight: Carl Williams def. Justin Tafa unanimous decision (30-27 29-28 29-28), R3, 5:00
– Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazian def. AJ Dobson KO (punch), R1, 4:43
– Bantamweight: Peyton Talbot def. Cameron Theaiman TKO (punch), R2, 0:21
– Featherweight: Yousef Zalal def. Billy Quarantillo via submission (rear naked choke), R2, 1:50
– Featherweight: Fernando Padilla def. Luis Pajuello via submission (Bravo choke), R1, 2:45
