Is Namajunas really the fight to test Vanzant?

UFC Fight Night 80 Dec 10th

With Paige VanZant 3-0 UFC) losing Joanne Calderwood (2-1 UFC) to a knee injury, is Rose Namajunas (1-1 UFC) really the opponent that she was looking for to catapult her to the championship or is she really a fighter that's willing to take on all comers even if they cancel just a bit more than a month before their fight? Or is she out there to prove that the hype that Rose Namajunas was supposed to get in the beginning is really hers? Do fans actually consider this as an interesting matchup except on paper and feel that Namajunas is being fed to the wolves to make VanZant even more of a draw than she already is?


If we remember Rose Namajumas was the one that was suppose be the UFC golden girl in the straw weight Division until she fell flat against Carla Esparza (1-1 UFC) who was the champion herself for very short time and by short we may not even one title defense. And possibly fighting almost a year from her first fight in the UFC has made fans forget about what Namajunas  brings to the table or at least could bring to the table against Paige VanZant in their main even fight at Fight Night 80. Not many were impressed with her win over Angela Hill (1-2 UFC) as many fans don't consider Angela Hill as a very highly ranked or highly skilled fighter to actually test the former up and comer and expected to the win to come fast and easy.

Could this be the fight that we also as MMA fans are looking for to justify all the hype behind VanZant. Or is a fight Paige VanZant is so confident in winning with her skills from team Alpha Male that Rose Namajunas is not even on her radar which means she shouldn't be on ours? Well it seems regardless of Calderwood or Namajunas, VanZant seems on her way  to what could be a very epic clash between her and Joanna Jedrzejcyk or atleast that is what the UFC and alot of fans are counting on.