Rose Namajunas vs Tracy Cortez Prediction: Betting on Ex-Champ

The UFC on ESPN 59 event is happening on the night of July 14 in the United States. It will be a great night of action, with two top women’s flyweight division representatives going head to head. Former champion Rose Namajunas will be sharing the octagon with undefeated Tracy Cortez. Namayunas is sixth in the rankings, while Cortez is still eleventh.

Rose Namajunas’s UFC career has seen its fair share of twists and turns. She became champion for the first time in 2017, lost the belt in 2019, regained it in 2021, and lost it again a year later. At the same time, every fight she’s in is a big deal—it’s almost always a great show. In her last bout, she beat Amanda Ribas in a unanimous decision.

This will be Tracy Cortez’s first fight in the main event and her first time facing such tough competition, but she’s not worried about it. Tracy has only fought five times in the UFC so far, winning each of them on points (the competition was below average), and suffered her only career loss in her debut pro fight back in 2017.

Tracy Cortez is stepping in as a replacement (for Maycee Barber) and is in the main event, but she likely won’t have a good outcome. Cortez will probably try to rely on her wrestling skills, which she’s good at, and stop her opponents from kicking her down. The former champion will have to try harder. But she’ll definitely try. Namajunas faced some tough opponents during her time, and Rose knew what she needed to do. She won’t let her opponent get any closer than usual, moving beautifully and landing powerful blows from a distance. It’s unclear if she’ll finish the fight early, but she can outbox Cortez. The key is to avoid mistakes and focus on the task at hand.