Has Namajunas Answered Questions About Her Cardio?

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Do you think Rose has done enough to silence doubts about her cardio, or do you still think it's questionable? A lot of people seemed to think she would wilt and be dominated as the fight went on, but she actually won the end of the fight.

 

[fortheo]

Not really, that was a pretty slow pace fight and she wasn't pressured much at all in that. That wasn't really a fight that tests ones cardio imo.

 

[Arkham's Notorious Geyser]

Not really, that was a pretty slow pace and she wasn't pressured much at all in that fight. That wasn't really a fight that tests ones cardio imo.

Couldn't have said it better, we saw how she looked in the Andrade rematch with how much Jessica was on her face and how she started to fade. She got the Job done in the end, but that fight showed the Recipe is still out there to put a pace on Rose, and make her tired.

Weili MIGHT have been able to replicate a similar game plan, but it's clear she respected the power and striking of Rose, and stuck to the gameplan SHE thought would work best which is nail the lead leg, and look for takedowns ahead of clinch tie ups and what not.

It worked to varying degrees, but I do think she would have benefited from being more aggressive, problem is though, she's got little T-Rex arms and nonexistent head movement, thus she had NO real way to enter in on Rose effectively without getting caught.

 

[Harlekin]

Only 219 punches thrown as a 115 pounder...
Colby did 541 against Lawler being much heavier at 170

So yes she can go 5 rounds, in a very slow paced fight, against a very inactive opponent.
Let's see if she can do this against Andrade

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Not really, that was a pretty slow pace fight and she wasn't pressured much at all in that. That wasn't really a fight that tests ones cardio imo.

Damn I just can't win with you lol. Oh well.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

Only 219 punches thrown as a 115 pounder...
Colby did 541 against Lawler being much heavier at 170

So yes she can go 5 rounds, in a very slow paced fight, against a very inactive opponent.
Let's see if she can do this against Andrade

Andrade needs to prove she deserves to fight Rose again. She needs a win at Straw weight.

 

[SKYNET]

She's gone 5 rounds on her feet with Weili and Joanna, arguably the 2 best fighters in the world at her weight class.

I don't see many more questions she will have to answer unless she faces a grappler like a rematch with Esparza in a 5 rounder who only has only one 5 rounder on her resume

 

[Fergelmince]

Do you think Rose has done enough to silence doubts about her cardio, or do you still think it's questionable? A lot of people seemed to think she would wilt and be dominated as the fight went on, but she actually won the end of the fight.

There were questions about her cardio?? She's 3-0 in 5rd fights.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

I’d say it’s less about cardio and more about being pressured. She punches very hard for her division so most of the roster has to respect her space and power. Except Andrade. Female lineker lol

Also I think she still shows a weakness of being able to be grounded out if someone can get on top of her

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Rose has won ever 5th round she's competed in convincingly, it was never in question.

Only fools were like look at how she wilted in the 3rd vs jessica = bad cardio, no Jessica is just strong af and got on top of her that happens.

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

There were questions about her cardio?? She's 3-0 in 5rd fights.

Yes a lot. The second Jessica fight brought it under the light

 

[Kyojiro Kagenuma]

I’d say it’s less about cardio and more about being pressured. She punches very hard for her division so most of the roster has to respect her space and power. Except Andrade. Female lineker lol

A lot of people say she has no power and I'm just like are you dumb or what lol

 

[Foppa21]

She had questions about her cardio? She did go 5 rounds with JJ for a start

 

[Sausage_Carius]

Rose has far better cardio than Joanna. Has far better recovery too. But a lot of fighters who fought for titles at 115 do. I still don't get why people think Joanna's cardio is king. Andrade, Weili, Rose all had better cardio. You can go back further as well. This is just yet another one of those UFC narratives just because she faced Claudia who famously gassed in the 3rd round onward.

Plus Joanna hardly ever threw full power shots vs those 3 except in rare instances as she was super concerned about breaking her hand again and ending her career for good and fucking up her hand for the rest of her life. The other 3 famously throw full power shots the vast majority of their strikes. You would think doing that would make them gas after like 2 rounds but it never happened.

 

[Morning Star]

I voted no because I never questioned her cardio. Still think Andrade is her kryptonite cause she can take Rose's best and overcome her. Rose would have been 0-2 against her had the rematch gone 5 rather than 3.

 

[Dude Incredible]

She's gone 5 rounds on her feet with Weili and Joanna, arguably the 2 best fighters in the world at her weight class.

I don't see many more questions she will have to answer unless she faces a grappler like a rematch with Esparza in a 5 rounder who only has only one 5 rounder on her resume

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