Here's the fight video of Rose Namajunas defending her UFC Strawweight Championship against Carla Esparza from last night's UFC show in Phoenix. This was a terrible fight. Rose's strategy was to not engage with Carla to avoid takedowns. It's a trap. But what if Carla doesn't take the bait. This is why it is flawed strategy. So because Carla didn't fall for this, this fight was five rounds of nothing. I don't know how the fight can be scored. So I won't even bother. But one judge scored it 49-46 for Carla. The second scored it 48-47 for Carla. The third scored it 48-47 for Rose. So Carla is the new UFC Strawweight Champion. You might ask why Rose's coaches Trevor Wittman and Pat Barry didn't change things up. It's because they thought Rose was winning. Wittman told Rose she won the first four rounds. Look, any strategy based on lack of aggression that depends on the scorecards going in your favor is flawed strategy. Wittman and Barry's flawed thinking added to that led to a split decision loss. When asked about this afterwards, Carla said she didn't know who won. Rose still insisted that she won. I think the strategy is way too risky to use in a title fight. Check out the video for yourself.
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