UFC 185 will play host to the first UFC title defense for Carla Esparza.
The strawweight champion entered The Ultimate Fighter season 20 as the Invicta FC champion and No. 1 overall seed. She confirmed that ranking by advancing to the finals against Rose Namajunas. In the finals, she dominated the young prospect to become the inaugural champion of the UFC’s newest division.
Her challenger will be Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk moved down to 115 pounds when the UFC came calling, and her debut went great. She was awarded with a title eliminator against Claudia Gadelha. In a tightly contested battle, Jedrzejczyk got the nod on the scorecards to earn the title shot.
The UFC confirmed the title fight earlier in 2015.
This is a tremendous striker vs. grappler matchup for the gold. And this is your head-to-toe breakdown for the UFC 185 co-main event in Dallas on March 14.