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Andrew McNicol

Dana White lauded “Thug” Rose Namajunas after suffering a nasty-looking black eye in her split-decision strawweight win against Jessica Andrade on Saturday.
White posted a photo of Lithuanian-American Namajunas (9-4) after her Fight of the Night with fellow former champion Andrade (20-8). Namajunas had not fought in over a year since losing to “Bate Estaca” Andrade via second-round slam in May 2019.
“Thug Rose Namajunas”, tweeted White, who has long been a fan of the 28-year-old.
Namajunas herself posted a video on her social media of fiancée and coach Pat Barry filming her in hospital post-fight.











   
    

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UFC 251 FIGHT ISLAND Maybe I was wrong @zhangweilimma @danawhite @suckerpunchent #imstillthebest
A post shared by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on Jul 11, 2020 at 9:04pm PDT



“So would you say that was the greatest female fight ever?” former UFC heavyweight Berry asked while panning to Namajunas lying in a hospital bed.
“Probably not, sorry Weili [Zhang]. That was fight of the year. I take that back,” Namajunas replied with a laugh, referring to division champion Zhang’s five-round war with former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in March. Zhang’s win is widely considered to be the promotion’s fight of the year so far.


Thug @rosenamajunas pic.twitter.com/DMPbaZ6XC2
 — danawhite (@danawhite) July 12, 2020

Namajunas has also beaten Polish Jedrzejczyk twice in 2017 and 2018 via second-round TKO and unanimous decision, respectively.
Namajunas, who withdrew from her previous fight with Andrade after experiencing two Covid-19-related deaths in the family, then reposted White’s photo of her black eye with the caption:
“Thank you to everyone who has ever helped me and made this possible! To my team, family [the] UFC, fans, fellow fighters ... and so many more! Thanks to Jessica Andrade for making me better much respect u hit like a truck! Thank u also Abu Dhabi. What a journey!”



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UFC 251: Dana White lauds ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas after suffering black eye in Jessica Andrade war

Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas poses after her fight with Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 at Fight Island, Abu Dhabi in July. Photo: Instagram / Rose Namajunas

UFC 251: ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas edges Jessica Andrade war on Fight Island to set up Zhang Weili title shot

Rose Namajunas celebrates after her split-decision victory over Jessica Andrade in their strawweight fight during UFC 251. Photos: USA TODAY Sports

July 12, 2020; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Rose Namajunas punches Jessica Andrade of Brazil in their strawweight fight during the UFC 251 event at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 12, 2020 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports

July 12, 2020; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Jessica Andrade of Brazil punches Rose Namajunas in their strawweight fight during the UFC 251 event at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 12, 2020 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via USA TODAY Sports

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Zhang Weili celebrates her win as Jessica Andrade looks on. Photo: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk at the end of her fight against Zhang Weili at UFC 248, where she suffered a huge hematoma on her forehead. Photo: AFP

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UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang ahead of her UFC 248 title defence against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Photo: AP

UFC women's strawweight champion Weili Zhang, right, of China punches former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

UFC women's strawweight champion Weili Zhang of China makes her arena entrance for her title defense against former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas after beating then-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2017. Photo: Instagram/Rose Namajunas

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White posts photo of Namajunas shiner as she compares Andrade fight to Zhang vs Jedrzejczyk
‘Thug’ reveals Andrade ‘hits like a truck’ in heartfelt post-fight message



Dana White posts photo of Rose Namajunas’ nasty-looking shiner as she compares Jessica Andrade fight to fight-of-the-year favourite Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk.


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UFC 251: Dana White lauds ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas after suffering black eye in Jessica Andrade war

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White posts photo of Namajunas shiner as she compares Andrade fight to Zhang vs Jedrzejczyk

‘Thug’ reveals Andrade ‘hits like a truck’ in heartfelt post-fight message