The Ladies of UFC 223

After a tumultuous week surrounding this fight card, UFC 223 is all set and stacked with great ladies fights tonight! The Fox Sports 1 preliminaries starting at 8 PM ET will feature a flyweight battle between "Rowdy" Bec Rawlings (7-7) and Ashlee "Rebel Girl" Evans-Smith (5-3) followed by a strawweight match-up between Karolina Kowalkiewicz (11-2) and Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig (14-6). The PPV main card starting at 10 PM ET features a co-main event rematch between strawweight champion "Thug" Rose Namajunas (8-3) and Joanna Jędrzejczyk (14-1). Good luck ladies!

Photos courtesy of the UFC.

Posted on April 7, 2018 by www.babesofmma.com

Joanna Jedrzejczyk & Rose Namajunas Throw Down for the UFC Strawweight Title Tonight at UFC 217

Don't miss the UFC 217 main card tonight featuring a strawweight title fight between champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0) and "Thug" Rose Namajunas (7-3). Will Joanna make another successful title defense or will a new champion be crowned? Catch all the action from Madison Square Garden in New York City or live on PPV starting at 10 PM ET. Good luck ladies!

Photo courtesy of the UFC.

Posted on November 4, 2017 by www.babesofmma.com

The Ladies of UFC on Fox 24

UFC on Fox 24 will feature a pair of excellent ladies fights live today from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Women's bantamweights Ashlee Evans-Smith (5-1) and Ketlen "Fenomeno" Viera (7-0) will kick off the UFC Fight Pass preliminaries at 4 PM ET followed by exciting strawweight contenders "Thug" Rose Namajunas (6-3) and Michelle "The Karate Hottie" Waterson (14-4) in the co-main event of the Fox main card starting at 8 PM ET. Good luck ladies.

Posted on April 15, 2017 by www.babesofmma.com

Rose Namajunas vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Tonight at UFC 201

UFC strawweight contenders "Thug" Rose Namajunas (6-2) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (9-0) will battle it out in the co-main event of UFC 201 tonight at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and live on PPV starting at 10 PM ET. Don't miss this exciting match-up featuring two top five ranked fighters looking for a potential title shot with a win. Good luck ladies!

Photo courtesy of the UFC.

Posted on July 30, 2016 by www.babesofmma.com

Namajunas vs Torres 2 Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night UFC on Fox 19 will feature a pair of ladies fights. The co-main event will feature a rematch between "Thug" Rose Namajunas (5-2) and Tecia "The Tiny Tornado" Torres (7-0) while the Fox preliminaries will include a battle between Bethe "Pitbull" Correia (9-1) and Raquel "Rocky" Pennington (6-6). Catch all the action live from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida starting at 4 PM ET or tune into UFC Fight Pass first followed by the Fox preliminaries at 6 PM ET and then the Fox main card at 8 PM ET. Good luck ladies!

Note that the fight between Correia and Pennington was moved from the UFC Fight Pass preliminaries (shown in photo above) to the Fox preliminaries. Photos courtesy of UFC.

Posted on April 15, 2016 by www.babesofmma.com

Namajunas vs. VanZant Tonight on UFC Fight Pass

"Thug" Rose Namajunas (4-2) vs. "12 Gauge" Paige VanZant (6-1) will headline tonight's UFC Fight Night 80: Namajunas vs. VanZant event from The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Don't miss one of the most anticipated Women's strawweight fights of the year live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 6:45 PM ET followed by the main card at 10 PM ET. Good luck ladies!

Posted on December 10, 2015 by www.babesofmma.com

The Ladies of UFC 192

UFC 192 brings us a pair of ladies fights tomorrow from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. First up on the Fox Sports 1 preliminaries starting at 8pm ET "Thug" Rose Namajunas (3-2) and Angela "Overkill" Hill (2-1) will throw down. Then on the PPV main card starting at 10pm ET Jessica "Evil" Eye (11-3, 1 NC) and Julianna "The Venezuelan Vixen" Pena (7-2) will trade some leather. It should be a great night of fights not to be missed. Good luck ladies!

Posted on October 2, 2015 by www.babesofmma.com

Namajunas & Ansaroff Throw Down this Saturday

Fighter babes "Thug" Rose Namajunas (2-2) and Nina Ansaroff (6-4) will trade some leather this Saturday night for UFC 187 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tune in at 8pm ET as the ladies kick off the Fox Sports 1 preliminaries. Good luck ladies!

Posted on May 20, 2015 by www.babesofmma.com

Awesome Rose Namajunas Highlight Video

Check out this awesome highlight video of Rose "Thug" Namajunas created by our friends at Dreist Studios. For more on Rose give her a follow on Twitter and catch her on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter premiering this fall.

The UFC Welcomes in the Strawweight Ladies

Yesterday evening the UFC officially announced the signing of eleven strawweight ladies who will compete at the 20th edition of The Ultimate Fighter coming this May to become the inaugural UFC strawweight champion. Another big step forward for the ladies of MMA! Congratulations to Tecia Torres, Paige VanZant, Felice Herrig, Carla Esparza, Rose Namajunas, Joanne Calderwood, Bec Hyatt, Alex Chambers, Emily Peters Kagan, Juliana Lima and Claudia Gadelha! As a sponsor for Tecia and Paige we just wanted to say how proud we are of you two! Pictures courtesy of Invicta FC.

Fighter Babe Rose Namajunas Returns to the Cage on Saturday

Fighter babe Rose Namajunas returns to the cage this Saturday to take on Jen Aniano in Lac du Flambeau, WI at King of the Cage. We recently had the pleasure of connecting with this rising star for the interview below.

How did you get involved in MMA and how long have you been training?

-I’ve always been involved with sports ever since I could remember. Being an athlete runs in the family, my grandfather was a Lithuanian champion wrestler and my aunt was a pro basketball player etc. I started martial arts (Karate/Taekwondo) when I was four and started wrestling, kickboxing, and bjj in high school. One thing led to another and now here I am 3-0 in mma.

Where are you currently training, and what's a typical training week like for you?

-I train at Greg Nelson's gym the Academy in Minneapolis, MN. Fighter training is live wrestling, bjj and sparring Monday through Saturday in the mornings. I also drill technique in the evenings Monday through Wednesday as well as strength and conditioning.

Tell us about your upcoming fight, who you're fighting and where?

-I will be fighting an amateur bout at 115 lbs against Jen Aniano on June 30th in Lac du Flambeau, WI at King of the Cage.

What is your best experience as a fighter? What is your worst?

-My best experiences with fighting have to be all the things I've learned about myself and discovering things I never thought I could do. My worst experiences as a fighter are when you wake up on a certain day and you give up mentally. The nerves before a fight are almost as bad of a feeling.

What advice would you give to other women who are reading this interview and want to get started in MMA?

-Just get in the gym and start training. Get as much experience as you can and knowledge of the sport. There's no rush. Regardless of what people say women's MMA isn't going anywhere. It's here to stay.

What are some of the hurdles that you think Women in MMA need to overcome before Women's MMA will be considered a top level sport like Men's MMA is today?

-Women need to dedicate everything to it. If you're a professional female fighter and not taking it serious, you're not helping you're just hurting us who do take it seriously. Depth is important but the quality of the female fighters is even more important.

When do you think we will see women divisions in the UFC?

-It used to seem that women in the UFC were light years away from ever happening but we are seeing drastic improvements in the divisions so you never know. Hopefully I may still be young enough and active in the sport long enough to see the day!

What or who are your inspirations in MMA and life?

-All my coaches, teammates, family, and friends inspire me every day. I think a lot about my mom and my grandmother’s who raised me when I was little. I really look up to them and they mean the world to me.

Who are your favorite MMA fighters?

-Clay Guida.

How do you enjoy your free time when not training or fighting?

-I love to go outside! Anything that deals with nature and animals I'm into. I also played jazz and classical piano as long as I've been doing martial arts. I also was on the basketball, cross country, and track team in high school. I enjoy drawing, singing, reading, watching movies, just not taking naps. I don't like taking naps!

Of course we have a few questions for the male readership as well.

Are you single?

-NOPE!

What do you look for in a guy?

-Just be good to your woman that's number one. Be a man. All other things are a plus. But definitely being athletic, smart, funny and sweet helps!

What are your turn-ons?

-Showing decency and humanity. Show respect and compassion for one another.

What are your turnoffs?

-Cheating and lying about who you really are.

What would you say is your best feature?

-Keepin it real.

Any future plans or dreams?

-To be the best female mixed martial artist the world has seen! After fighting, if the opportunity presents itself I would really enjoy the entertainment business. I used to model when I was younger but acting was always something I wanted to try.

Any shout outs you would like to make?

-PAT HD BARRY IS THE BESTEST!!!! Greg Nelson is awesome! Kaitlin Young and all the other strong dudes at the academy that throw me around at practice! And my mom for being there for me since forever! Oh and my brother for recently graduating college!

Good luck on fight night and thank you for your time Rose! For more on Rose check out this highlight video and send your shout out’s to her on Twitter @rosenamajunas.