After losing the first round of the UFC 237 main event handily, Jessica Andrade knew she had to mix things up. Defending UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas dominated the first five minutes of the bout, using her speed and range to fluster her Brazilian foe. But then Andrade decided to make it a firefight in the second round, and she capped her performance with one of the most stunning finishes in recent memory. Andrade (20-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) slammed Namajunas (8-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) for the knockout, winning the championship at the 2:34 mark. The strawweight title fight was the UFC 237 main event from Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro and streamed on ESPN+ pay-per-view. “I was very certain what I had to do in the second round,” Andrade said. “I’ve never done that move before in the UFC.” Related Twitter reacts to Jessica Andrade's slam KO of Rose Namajunas to win title at UFC 237 UFC 237 results: Jared Cannonier buckles Anderson Silva's knee with kick, wins by TKO Twitter reacts to Anderson Silva’s injury, TKO loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC 237 Namajunas, who had not fought since defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk 13 months ago at UFC 223, showed no ring rust as she pieced up Andrade in the opening round
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UFC 237 results: Jessica Andrade stuns Rose Najamunas with knockout slam, claims title – MMA Junkie