UFC 217's Rose Namajunas is a damn good fighter – but her piano skills might be equally impressive

If for whatever reason this fighting thing doesn’t work out, UFC strawweight contender Rose Namajunas might have a backup career in music – specifically playing piano.

Namajunas (6-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who is scheduled to challenge Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) for the women’s 115-pound title at UFC 217 on Nov. 4, has some solid skills in a realm other than fighting, and she recently showed them off on social media.

Her nickname might be “Thug Rose,” but Namajunas in anything but thuggish when she gets behind the piano keys. She proved as much with a stellar rendition of Chopin’s ” Fantaisie Impromptu” (via Instagram):

Fantasie Impromptu-Chopin my favorite piano composer!

A post shared by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on Oct 25, 2017 at 10:36pm PDT

For comparison’s sake, here’s a high-quality version of the full composition (via YouTube):

UFC 217 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Namajunas challenges Jedrzejczyk for the title on the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

For more on UFC 217, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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