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How Rose Namajunas’ baptism sparked late-career push to become two-division UFC champion

The Westminster resident takes on Erin Blanchfield on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Edmonton, Canada

Rose Namajunas (blue trunks) looks to her corner at the close of the first round against Tracy Cortez (black trunks) during a UFC Fight Night flyweight bout at Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday, July, 13, 2024. Namajunas won the bout by way of a unanimous decsion. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Rose Namajunas (blue trunks) looks to her corner at the close of the first round against Tracy Cortez (black trunks) during a UFC Fight Night flyweight bout at Ball Arena in Denver on Saturday, July, 13, 2024. Namajunas won the bout by way of a unanimous decsion. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Kyle Newman, digital prep sports editor for The Denver Post.
By | knewman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
Rose Namajunas' decision to get baptized again has fueled her drive to step into the octagon for the third time in 2024.
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