At the FURY Pro Grappling 6 event, which took place yesterday, December 30, 2022, UFC contender Gillian “The Savage” Robertson choked out former UFC champion and fan favorite “Thug” Rose Namajunas with a rear naked choke in just over a minute.
FURY Pro Grappling is a branch of the Cage Fury MMA promotion that puts together professional grappling shows which feature many MMA standouts as well as pro grapplers. During the sixth edition of the event, which happened in P{hiladeplp[hia on Friday, December 30, 2022, the main event saw two big-name female UFC fighters in Rose Namajunas and Gillian Robertson clash.
The main event was scheduled to be a 10-minute submission-only bout. Gillian Robertson, a Din Thomas black belt, dominated the entire exchange, taking down Tony Basile brown belt Rose Namajunas in less than 30 seconds since the beginning of the match. She used the takedown to immediately transition into the back, looking for the choke along the way.
Although UFC strawweight Robertson did not get her to choke on the first attempt, she quickly adjusted switching grips and forced Rose Namajunas to tap out at the 65-second mark of the match.
“To share the mat with someone like Rose is an absolute dream for me,” said a respectful and classy Gillian after the match.
Robertson taps out the former champ!!!#FuryPro6 pic.twitter.com/1IgtdzSw3W
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) December 31, 2022
Apart from Rose Namajunas and Gillian Robertson, there were other big names from the MMA world competing in the FURY Pro Grappling 6 event, the likes of Pat Barry, Clay Guida, Ovince St. Preux, and Alex Caceres.
Here are the complete results of the event:
Gillian Robertson def. Rose Namajunas via submission (rear-naked choke) – 1:05
Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida via submission (calf slicer) – 3:55
Joseph Pyfer def. Eryk Anders via decision
Andre Petroski def. Ovince Saint-Preux via decision
Pat Sabatini def. Alex Caceres via submission (rear-naked choke) – 5:44
Mike Malott def. Trevin Giles via decision
Nick Galanti def. Philip Rowe via decision
Richie Lewis def. Andrew Kochel via decision
Christos Giagos def. Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov via decision
Jon Pellot def. Pat Barry via decision
Elijah Ezucar def. Denis Gunic via submission (heel hook) – 0:30
Molli Zborowski def. Jonna Wood via decision
Charlie Livingston def. Kevin Stilo via decision
