Rose Namajunas sustains hand injury at UFC Paris
Former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has revealed a gnarly hand injury sustained in her UFC Paris co-main event flyweight bout against Manon Fiorot.
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani posted a picture of what appears to be a broken hand and or finger.
This is how Rose Namajunas’ right hand looked last night when she took off her gloves,” Helwani’s post read. “The injury happened in the first.”
This is how Rose Namajunas’ right hand looked last night when she took off her gloves. The injury happened in the first. (📷 @HypeOrDie) pic.twitter.com/pr78I6RRKF
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 3, 2023
Namajunas’ manager Brian Butler of Suckerpunch Entertainment followed up with, “Rose is in good spirits. Broke her right hand early in the first round and couldn’t fully execute because of it.”
Namajunas would go on to lose her flyweight debut by way of unanimous decision.
UFC Paris results below:
Main Card (ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET)
Ciryl Gane defeated Serghei Spivac via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:44
Manon Fiorot defeated Rose Namajunas via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Benoit Saint Denis defeated Thiago Moises via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:44
Volkan Oezdemir defeated Bogdan Guskov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:46
William Gomis defeated Yanis Ghemmouri via TKO (body kick) – Round 3, 2:20
Morgan Charriere defeated Manolo Zecchini via knockout (body kicks) – Round 1, 3:51
Preliminary Card (ESPN+, 12:30 p.m.)
Taylor Lapilus defeated Caolan Loughran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Ange Loosa defeated Rhys McKee via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Nora Cornolle defeated Joselyne Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Farid Basharat defeated Kleydson Rodrigues via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:15
Jacqueline Cavalcanti defeated Zarah Fairn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
