Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-07-13, disappointing mma bout: Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Cortez vs Namajunas is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 13th, at the Ball Arena in Denver (Colorado, United States), in a 5-round women’s flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC on ESPN 59 (also known as Ufc Denver). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Rose Namajunas record
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, karate and former Ufc champion Rose Namajunas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-6-0 (58% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s flyweight in the world.
She lost two consecutive fights between 2022 and 2023, against Carla Esparza (Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza 2) and Manon Fiorot (Manon Fiorot vs Rose Namajunas), but then she came back to win with Amanda Ribas in March 2024 (Amanda Ribas vs Rose Namajunas).
Among the best fights of Namajunas we suggest these:
- Rose Namajunas vs Kathina Catron, 4-stars match of 2013
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas, bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2017
- Rose Namajunas vs Jessica Andrade I, 4-stars fight of 2019
- Weili Zhang vs Rose Namajunas I, 4-stars bout of 2021.
Tracy Cortez record
Her opponent, Tracy Cortez (who replaces Maycee Barber), has an official record of 11-1-0 (18% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.16 in the women’s flyweight division.
She suffered her only loss when she faced Cheri Muraski at her pro debut in 2017, since then she won eleven consecutive bouts defeating Justine Kish, Melissa Gatto and Jasmine Jasudavicius in her last three.
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ESPN 59 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN / ESPN+)
Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez
Muslim Salikhov vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Drew Dober vs Jean Silva
Gabriel Bonfim vs Ange Loosa
Julian Erosa vs Christian Rodriguez
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Cody Brundage
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Joshua Van vs Charles Johnson
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Fatima Kline
Montel Jackson vs DaMon Blackshear
Luana Santos vs Mariya Agapova
Andre Petroski vs Josh Fremd
Evan Elder vs Darrius Flowers
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC on ESPN 59 pre-fight press conference, featuring Tracy Cortez and Rose Namajunas!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs Cortez weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Namajunas vs Cortez fight?
Rose Namajunas defeated Tracy Cortez via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–46, 49–46, 48–47.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 59 post-fight octagon interview of Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC on ESPN 59 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Tracy Cortez and Rose Namajunas (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC on ESPN 59 Fight of the Night: Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva
UFC on ESPN 59 Performance of the Night: Charles Johnson, Montel Jackson
