“Thug Rose" improved to 4-2 inside the Octagon with an impressive second-round submission victory over Michelle Waterson at UFC on FOX 24 in Kansas City, and says that her relationship with UFC champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk got weird because the titleholder realized she’s “a threat” to her reign.
In a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Jedrzejczyk picked Waterson to beat Namajunas, then recalled the day she met Namajunas at a UFC event.
“The thing is, like, I met her in Denver,” Jedrzejczyk said. “We shake hands, we spoke to each other.