It was a long road but one that resulted in a dream-come-true moment for Carla Esparza. After battling her way through the tournament on the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter then steamrolling scrappy upstart Rose Namajunas in the finale, the Cookie Monster made UFC history by becoming the promotion’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. Furthermore, the […]
Carla Esparza Embracing Life as UFC’s Newest Champion
It was a long road but one that resulted in a dream-come-true moment for Carla Esparza. After battling her way through the tournament on the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter then steamrolling scrappy upstart Rose Namajunas in the finale, the Cookie Monster made UFC history by becoming the promotion’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. Furthermore, the […]