UFC Paris was a thriller. Ciryl Gane shocked the world as he played the odds and won his fight against the dangerous Sergey Spivak. However, there was one other fight that night that everyone was really excited for. The UFC Women’s Flyweight bout between Rose Namajunas and Manon Fiorot had ‘epic’ written all across it.

Injuries in UFC fights are common. Sometimes fighters brave through those injuries while some are way too serious for them to continue. During the fight, Namajunas suffered a few injuries that could have rattled the toughest of fighters. She put up a brave fight but in the end, lost the fight to Manon Fiorot. However, what has the fans and even legendary UFC official John McCarthy raising eyebrows is the advice that former UFC fighter Pat Barry gave to Namajunas during the fight.

‘Big’ John McCarthy questions recalls Rose Namajunas’ injury and advice from coach Pat Barry

In the recent episode of Weighing In on YouTube, former UFC official John McCarthy and former UFC fighter Josh Thompson were seen discussing a few things related to UFC, when the Women’s Flyweight bout at UFC Paris came up.

“I don’t… I look at – look at… she fought her a** off. I give her credit. Because she was tough in some areas where you – I saw her get hurt. I saw that… you know, some of what – throw at, hit her with it, hurt her. But she kept marching forward.“, started McCarthy, appreciating Namajunas for the heart she showed that night. 

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Then, he went on to talk about the fact that Rose Namajunas suffered a broken finger at the beginning of the fight. Apparently, the finger was ‘sticking out’ while she was going in the fight. Initially, Namajunas was not able to find her footing in the fight, but eventually found the rhythm.

In the middle, Namajunas went to her coach and former UFC fighter, Pat Barry, and told him about her broken finger. “I was… it was kind of funny that Pat Barry’s –  you know… yes, you know… she comes and she’s you know I broke – I broke my finger and he goes… you don’t need your finger to fight.“, said the former UFC official. McCarthy went on to stress the importance of taking a look at an injury like that and how crucial it is to fix it, if possible. 

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In the end, the official concluded, saying, “But he really didn’t even look at it. I was kind of surprised by that during the break and stuff.”.

Trevor Wittman’s absence in Rose Namajunas’ corner cost her the fight?

Rose Namajunas is one of the toughest UFC Women’s Flyweight fighters on the roster today. At UFC Paris, Namajunas fought valiantly against Manon Fiorot with a broken finger. She put up a good fight but lost in the end.

Pat Barry’s ‘strong-handed advice’ to Namajunas didn’t work too well for her and people are speculating that it could have been the reason that Namajunas lost her fight. Trevor Wittman, who is Namajunas’ coach, was not there in her corner this time. Barry served as the alternate coach but his advice to Namajunas wasn’t the best.

This was her second loss in a row. She used to compete in the Women’s Strawweight division, and her fight at UFC Paris marked her debut in the Women’s Flyweight division. Now that she has suffered her first loss in the division, her dreams of gunning for the belt might be delayed for a while.

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