We saw Rose Namajunas going down to Jessica Andrade after Jessica Andrade hit a signature Brazilian slam on her.
However, one individual understands how Rose Namajunas feels as of this moment, and it is her old foe Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Joanna is often referred to as the greatest strawweight in the sport’s history. She as well faced the same loss against Rose herself, not very long ago at UFC 217 event. In the rematch, Rose was able to narrowly out-strike the former champion in their fight.
Watching her strawweight rival vanquisher knocked out, Jedrzejczyk could have chosen to gloat: she, after all, beat the brakes off Andrade for five rounds. But Joanna had nothing but encouragement for the woman who beat her twice –
Keep ya head up @rosenamajunas 🙏🏼 You made it to the special league – League of the #UFCCHAMPIONS ✊🏼 it stays 4ever
— Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannamma) May 12, 2019
Following her loss, Rose Namajunas replied to the tweet sent my Joanna. You can watch it below :
Rose Namajunas reacts to Joanna Jedrzejczyk's supportive comments following her KO loss to Jessica Andrade at #UFC237
Watch full video: https://t.co/PsIRQ4y5DT pic.twitter.com/wB8jxHWdCI
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) May 13, 2019
Rose Namajunas says she’s happy with her gesture, and felt that it was cool and, referring to her loss, said “we’ll figure out.”
Namajunas may not choose to continue fighting. After opting to defend her championship against her hardest opponent on enemy territory, she described losing the championship as a great weight off her shoulders.
You can watch the full video below (Credits – MMAFighting) :