Rose Namajunas doesn't want to retire just yet, but she needs to have a good reason to trade leather again.

Namajunas last competed inside the Octagon back in January. She stepped inside the Octagon with Natalie Silva in hopes of returning to the UFC title picture, but she dropped a unanimous decision to Silva. The outcome was a bit controversial, as many pundits felt “Thug†Rose did enough to secure the win.

Fast forward to the summer, and Namajunas is attempting to discover what her purpose is in the fight game at 34. Appearing on the “Weighing In†podcast, the former two-time UFC women's strawweight titleholder said she hopes to find the spark that convinces her to get back to action (via MMAJunkie).

“That's why I've been sitting out for a while because I'm trying to rediscover, OK, what am I doing now?†Namajunas said. “To just be fairly transparent, the last three opportunities that I had, or the last three losses that I had – the Natalia fight, the Erin Blanchfield fight, and the Manon (Fiorot) fight – … I was told that I would get a title shot with a win with that fight.

“And same thing with the Manon fight. I needed to win that fight in order to get the title shot. Then Erin Blanchfield, I'm pretty sure it was the same thing. I came up short in all three of those. I'm at a point in my life where I'm thinking about family stuff and all these things, and next steps, future things. So I do want to compete, and I still want to fight again, but I want to make sure that when I'm going in there, I'm going for a purpose and a reason.â€

Namajunas has gone 1-2 in her last two outings with the losses coming against Silva and top contender Erin Blanchfield. “Thug†Rose is a name who always lingers near the top of the heap, and perhaps another opportunity will arise in the near future. For now, Namajunas is content with waiting for the right time.

Who do you think Rose Namajunas should fight next? Let us know in the comments below.

Oscar De La Hoya believes Zuffa Boxing is trying to fool fighters by offering select names bigger paydays in the short term.

Recently, the promotion booked its biggest match to date with Conor Benn challenging Ryan Garcia for the WBC welterweight title on Sept. 12. Benn is signed to Zuffa Boxing, while Garcia is under De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. While this will be a co-promoted event, De La Hoya still has major issues with TKO and Zuffa Boxing.

In a new video posted on his Instagram page, De La Hoya ripped the Dana White-led promotion for attempting to trick boxers into thinking their big money payouts will last (via MMAFighting).

“So I saw The Odyssey the other day,†De La Hoya said. “It was about the Greeks and how they invaded the city of Troy by disguising themselves inside a Trojan Horse. They tricked their enemies to get inside their gates and the rest is history. Today, Zuffa Boxing is the Trojan Horse.

“They are overpaying a few boxers to make it seem like this big money will continue, but it won't. Once they monopolize the sport like they want to, Zuffa will pay fighters peanuts, exactly like the UFC. It's the same model. They want to change the Muhammad Ali Act so they can operate as their own league with their own rules, their own rankings, their own unicorn belt. They're luring in the biggest names for fight-by-fight deals. No long contracts. That's why you see Shakur and Conor fighting a one- or two-fight deal. Never a long-term deal. But again, this is the Trojan Horse.â€

Shakur Stevenson has been Zuffa Boxing's biggest acquisition to date. The deal was largely expected given Terence Crawford's close ties to White. Crawford has taken Stevenson under his wing throughout the years.

Many other longtime promoters, such as Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, have also taken aim at Zuffa for attempting to monopolize boxing. White has insisted that he's doing his own thing and isn't trying to step on anyone's toes.

Do you agree with Oscar De La Hoya, or is it sour grapes now that Zuffa Boxing is establishing its brand? Share your opinion in the comments below.

A pivotal women’s flyweight matchup has been removed from the next

Ultimate Fighting Championship numbered event.

Erin
Blanchfield’s bout against Jasmine
Jasudavicius has been scrapped from the Aug. 15 card at Xfinity
Mobile Arena in Philadelphia due to an injury on Blanchfield's end,
per MMA Junkie's Nolan King. The promotion is reportedly looking to
rebook the contest for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17 at Rogers
Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, instead.

Erin Blanchfield injury forces UFC 330 card change as UFC
targets Edmonton rebooking

The withdrawal marks the first time Blanchfield has been forced out
of a fight during her UFC tenure. She is on a two-fight win streak,
beating Rose
Namajunas and Tracy
Cortez in her most recent Octagon appearances.

Meanwhile, Jasudavicius was looking to build on a unanimous
decision win over Karine
Silva in April. With her clash with Blanchfield now being
targeted for the next UFC event in Canada, she'll have the crowd
behind her when they eventually collide.

The UFC 330 lineup is currently as follows:

Islam
Makhachev vs. Ian Machado
Garry – for welterweight title
Mackenzie
Dern vs. Gillian
Robertson – for women’s strawweight title
Edson
Barboza vs. Esteban
Ribovics
Tresean
Gore vs. Vicente
Luque
Mansur
Abdul-Malik vs. Dustin
Stoltzfus
Myktybek
Orolbai vs. Jeremiah
Wells
Geoff
Neal vs. Chidi
Njokuani
Ramiz
Brahimaj vs. Neil
Magny
Kaue
Fernandes vs. Jalin
Turner
Charles
Johnson vs. Jose
Ochoa
Lucas
Fernando vs. Rafael
Tobias
Donte
Johnson vs. Eric
McConico