Carla Esparza: The Cookie Monster Queen of the Strawweights

It’s been a whirlwind year for Carla Esparza.The typically reserved Torrance, California native became the winner of the 20th installment of The Ultimate Fighter on the strength of her tenacity, skill, and sheer will and refusal to be outdone ins…

It’s been a whirlwind year for Carla Esparza.The typically reserved Torrance, California native became the winner of the 20th installment of The Ultimate Fighter on the strength of her tenacity, skill, and sheer will and refusal to be outdone inside the Octagon. Her journey through the reality series’ tournament reached the ultimate culmination when she steamrolled a highly-touted Rose Namajunas to become the UFC’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion.So dominant was the Team Oyama representative’s performance that the normally capable “Thug Rose” ap … Read the Full Article Here