Rose Namajunas is about to enter the UFC octagon on March 23, 2024, against Amanda Ribas. Rose Namajunas started dating her coach Pat Barry when she was 18 years old. Rose Namajunas allegedly met her coach at the age of 14-15 years.
Many people consider Rose Namajunas to be one of the best mixed martial artists of all time. After defeating Joanna Jędrzejczyk to reclaim the UFC Strawweight Championship at UFC 217, Namajunas became well-known.
But her international fame came from the rematch with the Polish boxer. Unsurprisingly, her brutal knockout victory against Zhang Weili at UFC 261 severely stunted her rise and put her on the verge of international fame.
One of the UFC’s most accomplished fighters at the moment is Namajunas. The only fighter to defeat Zhang Weili by stoppage is Rose Namajunas, who also became the first to defeat the Chinese opponent in the UFC Octagon with a brutal head kick knockout victory to become the strawweight champion of the UFC.
In the process, Namajunas defeated Zhang and won the strawweight title in the UFC twice. Zhang had won 21 straight fights.
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Is Pat Barry The Person Who Has Shaped Rose Namajunas As One Of The Best UFC Fighters
Rose Namajunas now is 31 years old and Pat Barry is 44, the couple has an age gap of 13 years. The couple has been dating for over 11 years now, and are engaged to get married.
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“Thug” Soon after graduating from high school, Rose joined the Roufusport gym in Milwaukee, where she met Barry, who was also a trainer there. Barry claims that Namajunas struck him in the face out of the blue and questioned if he was UFC heavyweight Pat Barry. Upon our agreement, “Thug” informed him that he ought to have anticipated the punch.
Before moving to Milwaukee, Barry would train in his native Louisiana. Barry lost his house in New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina, but he continued to practice at American kickboxing icon Duke Roufus’ gym.
Barry revealed that the moment he laid eyes on Rose, he fell in love. It took Rose some time to feel the same way about him, but finally, they began dating.
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