10 MMA Stars Who Dated Their Coaches

2. Rose Namajunas & Pat Barry

Paige Vanzant Austin Vanderford
UFC.com

Former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion 'Thug' Rose Namajunas has already put together a Hall of Fame resume at the age of 27. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin native is best known for being the woman who ended Joanna Jedrzejczyk's legendary title reign. She is set to make her long-awaited return this April at UFC 249, where she'll take on the woman who ended her own title reign, Jessica Andrade.

Namajunas' longtime boyfriend is former UFC heavyweight Pat Barry. Barry has also served as Namajunas' cornerman at various points in her career. The duo has been seemingly inseparable and have been featured together on several MMA programmes and interviews.

Despite the fact that the pair have been engaged since 2014, they have yet to wed. That being said, Namajunas and Barry remain one of MMA's premier power couples.

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