She’s been somewhat silent since then and finally opened up about the recent happenings in her career and life. She revealed that she had lost her passion for the sport, but has since managed to regain it. She told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani:
She revealed why she wanted to retire -
She said that her last knockout loss was “extra scary” -
Namajunas said that meeting her old amateur coach Greg Nelson helped put things into perspective and she’s been very busy away from the spotlight. She said that before the Andrade fight, she felt she was in a shell and the reason she took the fight was to break out of all of that.
She stated that even after her loss to Andrade, she felt a sense of relief and added that even when she went to fights, she was genuinely enjoying herself.
Namajunas recently stated her desire to fight UFC Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang. She will, however, need a few more wins to face the champion.
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