“Thug” Rose Namajunas will open up about her childhood abuse in a new documentary, she revealed in a recent interview with MMAFighting. The film, directed by Namajunas’ fellow Lithuanian Marius Markevicius, will follow Namajunas story from childhood to UFC stardom.
Markevicius discussed the sensitive topics in the film, touching on seeing a “personal side” of Rose Namajunas. “I think we got to go to a deeper place than a lot of films or TV shows about MMA fighters have gone before. It was quite a great experience.
Thug Rose Addresses Past Abuse in New Documentary
There is a lot of material on Rose, and you’ve been covering her for years, and she’s done a ton of interviews and The Ultimate Fighter and fight-week type events. But to go deeper and to get the know the personal side of Rose and what makes her tick and explore that and what makes her human and so relatable.”
In the film, Namajunas will address the loss of her father at an early age as well as the childhood sexual abuse she endured. She discussed the ongoing issues she faces as a result of her childhood trauma.
“I still am [confronting those demons], and I still have a lot of stuff to work out from where I come from. I know that it can help other people. It’s way more common than people would like to believe.
If I can help some little kid or whatever that might be dealing with something like that, or even adults that dealt with that in their past, that makes it all the more worth it. You can be forgiven. You can move on from things and you can make a tragedy into something beautiful and do something positive with any of our suffering.
It’s encouraging to know you can be honest. Obviously, I don’t want to be soft all the time, and there’s a time to be tough, but it’s OK to show emotion and to be yourself.”
Namajunas said she hopes that others will find inspiration in her story. “I hope that people will take away the fact that what you say is very important. Words are powerful and you can do anything you set your mind to as long as its within God’s will for you and you’re living right, you’re going to ultimately come out on top.
Even if you have to go through some down parts, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. There’s always something that can be made from almost anything.” Will you be watching Thug Rose upon its release? Let us know in the comments.
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