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Rose Namajunas pulled off another upset finish to win her second UFC women’s strawweight title last night (Sat., Apr. 24, 2021) at UFC 261 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., stopping champion Zhang Weili via first-round knockout (head kick).
Weili came out strong with hard leg kicks and strong punches inside. Namajunas was constantly moving and trying to time her jab. Out of nowhere “Thug” launched a perfectly-timed head kick that caught the champion on the chin and dropped her to the canvas. Weili was out of sorts and Namajunas moved in for vicious hammer fists and the title-winning finish.
Check out the full fight video highlights below courtesy of UFC/ESPN:
Are we in store for an encore?
— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
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— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
THUG ROSE! THUG ROSE! THUG ROSE! #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/SMkrGxoxwb
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 25, 2021
— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
LIKE BUTTER. #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/Lz9zxTtB62
— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
"Eres la mejor"... "Soy la mejor!"... @RoseNamajunas es la mejor y es nuevamente la campeona peso paja del UFC #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/vW3fvPSgc0
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) April 25, 2021
"I did it again!" #UFC261 pic.twitter.com/hSEC0Z9hVJ
— UFC (@ufc) April 25, 2021
For complete UFC 261 results and coverage click here.
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