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Amanda Nunes, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Dominick Cruz, and Others React to Rose Namajunas’s Incredible Win at UFC 261

Rose Namajunas is yet again the UFC strawweight champion as she knocked out Weili Zhang in a spectacular manner to reclaim her throne at UFC 261. The card was an absolute barn-burner with all fights of the main card getting finished. Namajunas handed Zhang only the second loss of her career.

‘Thug Rose’ caught ‘Magnum’ with a beautiful left high kick. She scored the knockdown and proceeded to finish by ground and pound. Zhang was devastated to go out like that. She will look to bounce back better than ever after the loss.

It was a picture-perfect performance from the new champion. A pro-Namajunas crowd to overwhelmed to see her reclaim her position as the top strawweight on the planet yet again.

Twitter reacts to Rose Namajunas’s incredible knockout

Gina Carano reacted to Rose’s win.

‘The Count’, Michael Bisping lauded all three champions after tonight’s event in Jacksonville, Florida.

Namajunas’s high kick was obviously a thing of real beauty. In fact, it was the greatest thing ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry has seen in his life.

Ariel Helwani pointed out that Trevor Wittman has now guided both Usman and Namajunas in their championship quest.

Famous boxing coach Teddy Atlas was in awe of Namajunas’s awesome high kick.

Dominick Cruz was as always on point with his detailed insight of Namajunas’s kick. He broke down the trick ‘Thug’ used to disguise Zhang.

Nina Ansaroff was all praise for Namajunas.

Greatest of all time, Amanda Nunes, showered her appreciation to Rose.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk knows firsthand what it’s like to fight Namajunas. She tweeted out after Rose’s showcase win.

Namajunas proved her mettle as a fighter yet again. Zhang is a nightmare match-up for anybody. But even she has no answer for Namajunas’s wizardry. From the setup to the kick and to its execution, everything was picturesque.

It remains to be seen who is next for Namajunas. As for the former champion, Zhang, she will look to get back on the horse as soon as possible and work her way back up. No words are there yet about a possible next outing for either fighter. For now, Namajunas can enjoy her win.

What was your reaction to ‘Thug Rose’ reclaiming her throne? Let us know.

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