Rose Namajunas is hopeful a important occasion win in her hometown can safe a flyweight title shot.
Namajunas faces Tracy Cortez within the UFC Denver headliner this Saturday on the Ball Area. With flyweight champion Alexa Grasso anticipated to defend the title at UFC 306 in September, UFC hasn’t formally introduced whether or not Valentina Shevchenko would be the challenger or if Grasso will face a distinct fighter.
If Namajunas is ready to safe a victory, she believes there’s a chance she may hop in there for a crack at changing into UFC’s second girls’s two-division champion.
“Something is feasible, however I believe it’s attainable,” Namajunas mentioned on The MMA Hour. “That’s clearly what I’m ready for and what I’m hoping for, praying for, nevertheless it’s all about God’s plan and what he has in retailer for me.”
Namajunas is 1-1 at 125 kilos since shifting up from strawweight — a division during which she captured the world title on two separate events.
She’ll face Cortez, who’s changing Maycee Barber in her first important occasion and enters the struggle on an 11-fight win streak, together with a powerful 5-0 begin to her UFC tenure.
Regardless of Cortez being ranked decrease than Barber, Namajunas understands she has her arms full this Saturday.
“I believe she’s received some nice abilities,” Namajunas mentioned. “Her wrestling is absolutely good. I believe her putting is proven to be enhancing since her final struggle or no matter, and it’s been some time since we’ve seen her, so I’m assuming she’s gotten higher since then as properly.
“So I believe the sport plan is just about the identical factor for me, I simply assume Tracy likes to grapple greater than Maycee does. I believe Macy likes to clinch extra. So it’s simply form of like making these changes and stuff. However yeah, if Tracy was a bit bit extra energetic, I’d say she’d be increased up the rankings, so by her abilities, I’m very impressed. I believe she’s very robust, she has no stop in her, so these are the issues that I ready for.”