An epic title fight rematch went down inside the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, New York over the weekend. Now fighters are coming forward with their thoughts on the match’s outcome.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted the highly anticipated fight card of UFC 223 on Saturday night, April 8. The exiting card offered fight fans a series of entertaining match ups.
Among them, reigning women’s UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas and formerly dominant title holder Joanna Jedrzejczyk went toe-to-toe in an immediate title fight rematch in the night’s co-main event. Namajunas earned a first round TKO victory over Jedrzejczyk back at UFC 217, earning “Thug” Rose the title and bringing an end to Jedrzejczyk’s undefeated streak.
In their rematch, Jedrzejczyk and Namajunas went the distance. Namajunas ultimately earned a unanimous decision victory over her opponent to retain her title. Check out what many fighters had to say about the performance within the social media posts down below.
Here we go. Thug?and JJ. Yes, I’ve wanted to use that emoji all night.
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) April 8, 2018
It's "Thug" Rose time!!! #ufc223 pic.twitter.com/YaQjGQIBnq
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) April 8, 2018
Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) April 8, 2018
J2 has her right glued to her jaw so far, protecting from those lefts Thug killed her with in their first fight. #ufc223
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) April 8, 2018
In the last fight one of the biggest things JJ did or didn’t do rather, was move her head. Not a lot of head movement again early on.
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) April 8, 2018
Both women look sharp! @rosenamajunas takes Round 1 tho @ufc
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 8, 2018
You can tell Joanna tried to work her footwork, she moving laterally more than before but she’s tripping over herself #UFC223
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) April 8, 2018
The left hook of rose has found its home and JJ with some good leg kicks. 2-0 rose #ufc223
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) April 8, 2018
Rose with more significant strikes #ufc223
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) April 8, 2018
The girls won. It was a war. @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) April 8, 2018
Thuggggggg Roooooooose!!
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) April 8, 2018
@rosenamajunas congrats on one of the baddest wins any person could ever dream of. Such an inspiration.
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) April 8, 2018
