Rose Namajunas joins Dan Hellie, Din Thomas and Michael Chiesa on the UFC Fight Night Post Show to recap her decision win …
the two-time strawweight champ uh moving up to 125 getting your first win in the UFC at 125 did it go as you anticipated yeah um for the most part I knew she was going to be really tough I knew she could take a lot of head strikes so I trying to go to the body a little bit uh certain certain moments I felt a little bit sloppy you know like kind of slipping on my feet and maybe throwing a little bit too hard sometimes and getting off balance but overall I I really you know uh I feel like I put on a a really good performance and uh yeah I was happy do you feel like these are the style this style of fight the type of fight that Amanda hebos brings is that do you feel like that’s the type of fighter that kind of brings out the best in you somebody that wants to come at you put some offense in your face and kind of bring more danger present more danger do you feel like that’s the matchup you shine best against um I I’d say that definitely uh in in a certain case yes like I definitely I was very excited to fight her anybody that like really um is is you know wakes me up in the morning and I mean I knew she was going to be tough I knew she was going to come with that tenacity so yeah I was I I definitely had to to you know bring it out there and and do my best so one thing we know about you is you’re always prepared you’re always going to do your homework and make sure that you leave no stone unturned the head and arm throw that’s a throw that everybody says oh she’s not going to hit me with this she caught you with that did you expect her to catch you with that or were you just like she’s probably going to get it but I’m going to know how to get out um I knew that uh the one time or maybe it was twice I don’t know but I know the the one time that she did give me uh I just stayed Against the Cage a little too long I was I knew right before that moment like oh I have the underhook and she might go for it and I just let my knee slip past just a little bit so it’s some little mistakes you know that uh I knew I mean I’ve been head tossed before um uh sometimes I could be suble to that but I really worked on the defense but I mean I stuff like I think like five out of you know six of them or whatever she tried to attempt me with um and you know I hopefully you think Pat’s a better coach now cuz you know he he gave me some good advice out there you you’ve now had you you’ve now had two fights at at 125 your energy level here um as opposed to strawweight is do you feel better throughout the course of the fight once you get into the fourth and fifth rounds yeah I mean like uh I definitely I I feel like uh I had a little more size and and more muscle so I think just uh the speed sometimes you know I had to really um try to make sure that I was being like uh what we calling like flicking the punches more um I was hoping to do that I worked really like a lot on this camp for that but uh you know it’s still an adjustment but overall I felt very good out there and strengthwise I felt very strong that’s kind of what I wanted to ask you about too is you know I I can relate I went from 55 to 70 and I feel like I had the best run in my career going up a weight class kind of talk to me how was this training camp different like I know it’s the 10 pounds you know not having to cut the extra 10 pounds but tell me more about how you felt like how did you feel in the training camp what what where do you feel you benefited the most aside from just having to cut the extra 10 pounds yeah I think it’s just it’s a totally different Journey now like I feel like and and not only like not being ranked in either division so I’m like I feel like I’m starting from the bottom and working my way up kind of a thing and and just in everything like just in uh you know what am I focusing on is uh because before it’ be like okay I’m looking at these numbers on the scale and now I’m looking at a whole another different number of scale on the scale you know um so it just it just takes a little while to get adjusted and and um I don’t know it’s like okay normally I would always SK breakfast and I would only eat like two meals a day but and running like all these crazy miles and now I’m just like okay let me Sprint more Let me let me uh only run like half as half the distance or or like half as much you know that makes sense like that more lifting more lifting look good you look fit thank you so so I’m glad you brought up that whole coaching thing because I’m going to be hard on everybody because I always want to see greatness and when I see someone who’s capable of giving that and they don’t I’m going to be hard on them now with that being being said the chemistry that you have with Pat I think is tremendous I think that’s beautiful he’s someone who seems to have been with you throughout the better years of your career can you talk a little bit about the chemistry that you and him have in terms of coaching and your relationship 100% And I think uh you know he’s my best friend and he knows me better than anybody so um I feel like he gives me tremendous advice all the time me you know maybe sometimes uh I mean we we but heads too you know and so I feel like that relationship is better is most important to have um and nobody’s perfect you know but but ultimately um dang I forgot what I was going to say but you know what I mean I just uh I don’t know I just uh he’s he’s he’s my best friend so it you know I take a little personally when uh you know C certain things are said but I appreciate you know the criticism I I you know look at a handsome devil over there we we just threw him up on camera I’m glad I’m not the only one who forgets what I’m going to say you made me feel a little bit better there so you said a little bit in your postf fight interview um you’re going to be watching uh Manan and and Aaron obviously intently next week perhaps Macy could be in the future she’s looked really good is there uh is it would be one of those three ideally for you I mean you you mentioned not being in in the rankings I mean you were eight and pound forp pound like you don’t see that very often right obvious but maybe a little bit of a chip on your shoulder having to get back in there right yeah yeah you know but is is there one of those is there somebody other than those three who could be on the horizon for you that you’ve had your eye on um those are the main ones I mean I I I mean obviously you know I I would love a title shot but you know I know I got a lot to prove still and and um you know it’s just anything could happen and uh nobody else comes to mind though okay right know yeah great performance tonight yeah thank you just veteran just looking professional out there it was really fun to watch yeah you got a big fan and my mom my mom text me right before the fight said go Rose little heart emoj with a heart and a rose Emoji so good job good job thank you appreciate [Applause] it