Rose Namajunas has been rapidly rising in MMA: After a 4-0 amateur career and a 2-1 record on Invicta, she’s appearing on The Ultimate Fighter, starting tonight at 10pm on Fox Sports 1, to be UFC’s first strawweight champion. She loves her dog, her grandmother, and punching you in the face.
Rose was nice enough to take a few minutes out of her busy schedule recently to answer a few questions from us.
1. You walk into a bar. What do your order from the bartender?
Gin and tonic and a shot of something that will kill me!
2. Who’s your favorite person to follow on Twitter?
3. What’s currently waiting for you on your DVR/TiVO?.
I don’t watch TV.
4. It’s your last meal — what are you going out with?
Anything my grandmother cooks!
5. What websites do you visit on a regular basis?
YouTube
6. What’s the most frequently played song on your iPod?
Ndima Ndapedza by Oliver mtukudzi
7. The first face that comes to mind when you think “punchable”?
YOU!!! Or whoever is standing too close!
8. What’s your favorite meme?
What does that word meme?
9. Dogs or cats?
I love all animals but having a dog is more rewarding.
10. Best concert of your life was…?
Sting and the Police concert in Lithuania
11. What book are you most likely to give as a gift?
A book on gardening, self reliance, natural medicine or some other nerdy hippy book.
12. What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
Pat saving me.
13. South Park or Family Guy?
South Park
14. You have an entire day to do whatever you want. What would you do?
Go outside with my puppy.
15. What movie can you not resist watching if it’s on?
Matrix
16. What’s your favorite sports team or teams?
Packers
17. Where did you eat the best meal of your life?
At my grandmother’s cottage in Lithuania.
18. The last movie you saw in a theater?
Expendables 3. Ronda was great!
19. Who was your first celebrity crush?
Will Smith
20. What would you cook if Nic Cage was coming to your house for dinner?
Only the finest of king crab for the KANG!
You can see Rose in action on The Ultimate Fighter. Here’s a taste of what she brings to the ring:
(Previously: Kim Wayans)
