After Zhang Weili put in a Fight of the Year performance to defend her UFC strawweight title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk back in March all signs seemed to point to a meeting between her and former champion ‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas.
However, in recent weeks that’s started to change. UFC President Dana White has stated that Namajunas did “not want to fight for the title.” White offered little explanation and the fighter herself has rebutted these claims.
Namajunas’ manager, Brian Butler, has also disputed White’s claims. He spoke to MMA Junkie recently to give his side of the story.