Stick Fighting, Knife Defense - Rose Namajunas Wants to Learn These Arts As Well!

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Rose Namajunas

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She is a two-time UFC Flyweight Champion!

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Rose Namajunas returns to action at UFC 274

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Ahead of the fight, Rose Namajunas sat down with Luke Thomas of Morning Kombat and shared her thoughts on the match-up, among other things.

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In response to the areas she would like to improve in the near future, considering she is just 29 years of age right now, this is what Thug Rose had to say.

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"I really want to get better at self-defense kind of things like stick fighting, knife defense, and knife fighting, gun training. Those are kind of like my extra curricular things..." Namajunas said.

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It goes without saying, Thug Rose wants to live up to her moniker after she is done with her mixed martial arts career.

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Rose Namajunas is GOAT in making!

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