Becoming A Fighter with Megan Olivi: Rose Namajunas

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🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

UFC Strawweight Champion Rose Namajunas' origin. Jim and Matt are off today, so we're re-airing an episode of the UFC's newest podcast, Becoming a Fighter with Megan Olivi, in honor of the official announcement of Rose Namajunas' next title defense against Carla Esparza at UFC 274 in May. Hear directly from Rose why she dedicated her life to fighting, even when it’s clear she could have done just about anything she wanted. Check out the Becoming A Fighter feed now for more episodes of the series, including Brandon Moreno, Leon Edwards, and Ian Heinisch. The next episode of the series, featuring Aljamain Sterling, will be released UFC 273 fight week. We'll be back on Wednesday to preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night card in Columbus, Ohio this Saturday, headlined by the Heavyweight showdown between Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus!

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0:00.0	This is Rose Namyunas, UFC fighter. I'm going to play amazing grace.
0:11.0	Ladies and gentlemen, who's that paying?
0:15.0	Rose!
0:16.0	Mama Udah!
0:20.0	That is a mario mental victory. She has turned the mix martial arts world on its axis tonight.
0:37.0	We won the most exciting fighters in the division, and now you got another victory on your belt.
0:41.0	The rest of the division doesn't matter to me, it's only me who's saying, front of me. So whoever's next can get it.
1:12.0	Rose Namyunas is one of those people that could have probably done anything in life she wanted to.
1:23.0	I mean, you just heard her on the piano. That's not bad for a professional athlete, right? Not bad for anyone.
1:30.0	Most people would be really happy to focus solely on art or athletics, but Rose, well she isn't most people.
1:37.0	Her interests are wide-ranging, and she pursues everything she cares about with intensity.
1:43.0	She's passionate about sustainable housing and farming, traveling as far as Indonesia to build energy efficient homes.
1:49.0	She frequently livesrooms prayers to her thousands of fans. She's also a powerful advocate for mental health awareness.
1:56.0	And somehow, while juggling all of that, she's become one of the best straw weights the UFC has ever seen.
2:04.0	How did this remarkable person end up dedicating her skills and passions to fighting?
2:10.0	When it's clear she could have done just about anything she wanted.
2:14.0	Well Rose told me in our conversations that she is a living study of a long-standing question about what shapes a person.
2:21.0	Nature or nurture?
2:24.0	The nature is why it was inevitable for me to start martial arts.
2:30.0	But then the nurture is what kept me being a fighter. It keeps pulling me back.
2:37.0	On one hand, her competitive nature, focus, and God-given athletic talents,
2:43.0	Mendeca Rear's a professional athlete was well within reach.
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