UFC's Rose Namajunas poses nude for Women's Health 'Naked in 3 Words' campaign

UFC strawweight contender Rose Namajunas it the latest to pose nude for a media publication.

Namajunas (6-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), who is expected to challenge unbeaten champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) for the UFC’s 115-pound title later this year, took part in the recently launched “Naked in 3 Words” campaign from Women’s Health.

She today revealed the first image from her shoot (via Instagram):

#nakedin3words for @womenshealthmag: Cut,The,Shit. Be yourself, work hard, love your body and put your best self forward. What are your 3 words?

A post shared by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on Aug 9, 2017 at 9:34am PDT

Namajunas explained to Women’s Health why she felt motivated to participate in the shoot.

“My naked body is … the story of my whole life. There’s a lot around us that we can’t control, but my body, my mind, and my soul are pretty much the only things that I can. All the scars on my body, all the bumps and bruises, all the muscles – that is a story of everything I have done. And it’s not just my story. My ancestors who came before me gave me this vessel to sculpt and mold.”

“I have a middle finger that was jammed in one of my craziest fights, and it looks like a swollen turkey to this day. There’s a bone chip that’s in there, and it’s a reminder that this finger contributed to my fight, and to my beautiful house, to everything in my life. It might be ugly, but it’s mine and I love it. I’ve got some big old knees, big old feet. I could nitpick, but at the same time, I think it’s all friggin’ beautiful.”

A number of other notables participated in the shoot, such as as Olympic gold medal swimmer Dana Vollmer, comedian Franchesca Ramsey, actress Sofia Vergara and more.

Check out an inside look below.

Namajunas, No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA women’s strawweight rankings, last competed at UFC on FOX 24 in April where she earned a second-round submission of Michelle Waterson, who recently scored the cover of ESPN’s “Body Issue.”

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