Rose Namajunas won’t lose sleep if she never ends up facing Maycee Barber after their fizzled UFC on ESPN 59 “> UFC on ESPN 59 headliner. Namajunas (12-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was originally scheduled to fight fellow women’s flyweight contender Barber (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Ball Arena in Denver (ESPN, ESPN+), but lingering health issues forced her to withdraw less than three weeks out. Barber was replaced by Tracy Cortez (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in the five-round bout, and although it’s an adjustment in styles, it’s nothing Namajunas said she can’t handle. “It’s not night and day – basically my approach is the same as far as what I’m going to do,” Namajunas told MMA Junkie Radio.
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