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Video: What are the ceilings for Rose Namajunas, Tracy Cortez and Jean Silva after UFC on ESPN 59?

mma junkie staff

Tue, 16 Jul 2024, 5:10 pm·8-min read

The UFC returned to its birthplace of Denver for the first time in more than five years Saturday with UFC on ESPN 59, and in the aftermath of the event, the most-discussed fighters included Rose Namajunas, Tracy Cortez and Jean Silva.

Namajunas (14-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) defeated Cortez (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in the women’s flyweight headliner at Ball Arena to improve to 2-1 since she moved up to women’s flyweight. The former two-time UFC strawweight champ snapped the 11-fight winning streak to Cortez, leaving questions about what the future holds for both women.

The star of the show, however, may have been Silva (14-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who made a two-week turnaround from his UFC 303 knockout of Charles Jourdain and moved up a weight class to defeat Drew Dober in the Fight of the Night. The Brazilian is one of the most unique personalities in the UFC, and after stopping Dober with one of the nastiest cuts in recent UFC history, he appears to have a bright future.

MMA Junkie’s “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and host “Gorgeous” George Garcia reviewed the results from the card in the latest episode of the show.

You can watch the UFC on ESPN 59 recap segment above, or the complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 59.

Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva, UFC on ESPN 59

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Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Drew Dober (red gloves) fights Jean Silva (blue gloves) during…

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Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Drew Dober (red gloves) bleeds from above his eye while…

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