Ahead of UFC 261, Rose Namajunas has caused controversy with comments. Usually the stoic, respectful opponent, Namajunas has got political ahead of her title fight with champion, Weili Zhang. Speaking to Lithuanian outlet, LRT, Rose Namanjunas said that she is motivated due to “what she [Zhang] represents”. Rose Namajunas also said, “I was just trying to remind myself of my background and everywhere that I come from and my family and everything like that“.
Now, we can’t blame her for using external motivations other than winning the belt, however, it goes deeper than that.