Rose Namajunas stood in her corner prior to her strawweight title fight in the co-main event of UFC 261 Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, repeating the same words over and over with fiancé Pat Barry.
“I’m the best,” she said. “I’m the best. I’m the best.”
After she knocked out Zhang Weili with a high kick to the head to become the first woman in UFC history to regain a championship, she looked at UFC television analyst Joe Rogan and said, “I am the best.”
That she is after a stunning performance that was not without a bit of controversy.