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‘She stuck to the game plan’ - Pat Barry defends Rose Namajunas’ UFC 274 performance

On Saturday night at UFC 274, Rose Namajunas lost the strawweight title in a rematch against Carla Esparza. But in her mind, “Thug Rose” was the rightful winner because she stuck to her strategy.

“I won that fight. I stuck with the strategy. I felt like as if I landed more shots. I even took her down. None of her takedowns were significant or (had) any control time,” Namajunas said during her post-fight media scrum.

“I felt like I did the damage, I controlled the fight, and I’m proud of myself because I stuck to my strategy, ‘cause I know that in all of Carla’s fights, she just baits people in, and she tries to get people to attack her.