Rose Namajunas is back on top of the strawweight mountain.
“Thug Rose” blasted Zhang Weili with a head kick in the co-main event of UFC 261 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., and put the defending champion away with follow-up strikes to win a UFC title for the second time.
It was a stunning end to a fight that lasted just 78 seconds as Namajunas became the first fighter to beat Zhang in the UFC, handed Zhang just her second loss in her pro career, and snapped Zhang’s 21-fight win streak dating back to April 2014.