The UFC strawweight champion is no stranger to overcoming challenges. In fact, those challenges and the fears that they present, are what push her to succeed.
Challenges such as Michelle Waterson and fighting Joanna Jedrzejczyk not once, but twice.
On Saturday Namajunas will attempt to defend her title against Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 in Rio De Janeiro. And she couldn’t be more excited.
“Fear excites me. Fear drives me,” Namajunas said. “I always said I would never fight outside the country but I also said I would never fight on The Ultimate Fighter but look what happened.