Rose Namajunas reacts to viral eyelash punch vs. Tracy Cortez at UFC Denver | BJPenn.com

Rose Namajunas cautions Tracy Cortez for “dangerous” fake eyelashes

In a recent interview on The MMA Hour, Namajunas reacted to the viral moment at UFC Denver.

“That’s crazy,” Namajunas said. “I noticed something was up with her eye. The camera literally captured it [flying off her face]. You can’t make that stuff up. God’s got a sense of humor. That is classic stuff. Bless her heart…

“It’s dangerous, I would not recommend her wearing it, but it’s almost like don’t you gotta wear them 1721130406?” (h/t MMA Fighting)

Namajunas was originally scheduled to face Maycee Barber in the UFC Denver main event before Barber withdrew. Cortez stepped up on weeks’ notice to take the fight.

Namajunas defeated Amanda Ribas in her previous fight in March, winning by unanimous decision. She’s now 2-1 since making the full-time move from strawweight to flyweight.

As for Cortez, the loss to Namajunas snapped an 11-fight winning streak. She defeated Jasmine Jasudavicius and Melissa Gatto in her previous two UFC fights.

It’s uncertain if Cortez’s fake eyelashes were permitted by the Colorado State Athletic Commission officials before the event, or if they went unnoticed. Either way, Namajunas vs. Cortez featured one of the strangest sequences in recent UFC history.