Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas after her fight with Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on Fight Island, Abu Dhabi. Image: @ufc on Instagram A rematch between women’s strawweight standouts Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas takes place on tonight’s UFC 251 main card. Instagram; TikTok; Twitch; Find a Gym; EA Sports UFC 3; Watch. “Thug” Rose’s Return

The women’s strawweight bout took place at the Flash Forum on “Fight Island,” which is a quarantined area in Abu Dhabi built by the UAE to help the UFC continue operations during the coronavirus pandemic. UFC 65; Cyrille Diabate. Trending. Rose Namajunas got the revenge she was looking for on Saturday when she defeated Jessica Andrade at UFC 251. For the second time in as many bouts, Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade earned themselves Fight of the Night bonuses. UFC 251 was an eventful evening, and it ended, per usual, with four fighters taking home bonus money. Alex Chambers. Rose Namajunas defeated Jessica Andrade via split decision at UFC 251 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night in a rematch between two … Rose Namajunas (9-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Jessica Andrade (20-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) met up on the evening’s main card in a rematch which was 14 months in the making, and it turned out to be well worth the wait..

After Andrade (20-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) took the strawweight title with a stunning slam knockout in May 2019, Namajunas (9-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) emerged victorious in the rematch with a split decision win in the main card pay-per-view bout, which took place at Flash Forum in Yas … Jéssica Andrade (born September 25, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), competing in the Women's Strawweight division where she is the former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. Former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas poses after her fight with Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 at Fight Island, Abu Dhabi in July. The UFC’s July 11th card just added a big-time women’s strawweight fight to it’s main card. ET on ESPN/ESPN+, followed by the main card set for 10 p.m. The strawweights came home with the honor after their UFC … Photo: Instagram / Rose Namajunas She really unloaded on me a couple times, obviously. Watch the UFC 251 PPV live stream on ESPN+. Jessica "Bate Estaca" Andrade stats, fight results, news and more. Rose Namajunas scored revenge on Saturday, beating Jessica Andrade in a rematch 14 months after losing to her at UFC 237. Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas square off in a women’s strawweight bout on the main card at UFC 251 Saturday at the UFC’s Fight Island facility on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.The prelims kick off at 6 p.m. But I stayed strong,” said Namajunas upon defeating Andrade at UFC 251, adding: “I was just in the right state of mind. The pair of former champions first met back in May of 2019 at UFC 237, with Andrade emerging victorious by way of knockout from a viscous slam to claim the promotions strawweight title.