Wins co-main event in Atlanta Namajunas defeated Miranda Maverick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta. Impact Outside of a couple hairy moments late in Round 2 in which Maverick scored a reversal and clamped on a deep choke, Namajunas looked pretty good. Both women landed 25 significant strikes, but a knockdown from Rose early in Round 3 was really the only notable blow. Namajunas was also able to get her wrestling game going, landing 2-of-4 takedowns, good for 6:33 worth of control time. Rose's grappling has long been underrated, and while she still lacks difference-making power, her technical striking has most definitely improved over the years. Namajunas has shown more good than bad since moving up to flyweight in September 2023, going 3-2. The main issue at this point is that she's had problems getting past opponents ranked above her (Erin Blanchfield, Manon Fiorot).
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