Fourteen months after losing her UFC strawweight title to Jessica Andrade in Brazil, Rose Namajunas evened the score Saturday night with a split decision win at UFC 251 on Fight Island.
It was not easy.
Namajunas (9-4) snuck by Andrade (20-8) on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with two of the three judges awarding the 115-pound fight to Namajunas, 29-28. A third had it 29-28 in favor of Andrade. ESPN.com scored it 29-28 for Namajunas.