Jessica Andrade respects Rose Namajunas for going into Brazil to defend the strawweight title, and she’s willing to return the favor if and when the American elects to resume her fighting career.
"She did a nice act of kindness to me by going to Rio to defend her belt," Andrade said on "Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show" on Monday. "She had no obligation to do that.”
Andrade captured the 115-pound belt when she slammed Namajunas on her head, knocking “Thug” Rose unconscious at the 2:58 mark of the second stanza. After the bout, Namajunas sounded more relieved than disappointed.