Carla Esparza Believes Rematch With Joanna Would Go Differently

Carla Esparza has never been one to grow accustomed to losing. An athlete throughout her entire life, Esparza was able to parlay her wrestling credentials to become the first ever UFC strawweight champion by winning the 20th season of The Ultimate Figh…

Carla Esparza has never been one to grow accustomed to losing. An athlete throughout her entire life, Esparza was able to parlay her wrestling credentials to become the first ever UFC strawweight champion by winning the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter. Heading into her last bout against Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fort Lauderdale, Esparza […]

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Carla Esparza Believes Rematch With Joanna Would Go Differently

Carla Esparza has never been one to grow accustomed to losing. An athlete throughout her entire life, Esparza was able to parlay her wrestling credentials to become the first ever UFC strawweight champion by winning the 20th season of The Ultimate Figh…

Carla Esparza has never been one to grow accustomed to losing. An athlete throughout her entire life, Esparza was able to parlay her wrestling credentials to become the first ever UFC strawweight champion by winning the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter. Heading into her last bout against Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fort Lauderdale, Esparza […]

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Carla Esparza Ready to Welcome Jandiroba to The UFC

Carla Esparza faces former Invicta Strawweight champion Virna Jandiroba in Florida this weekend at UFC on ESPN+ 8. Esparza was the inaugural women’s strawweight champion when the division started in 2014 but has not been able to get back to title conte…

Carla Esparza faces former Invicta Strawweight champion Virna Jandiroba in Florida this weekend at UFC on ESPN+ 8. Esparza was the inaugural women’s strawweight champion when the division started in 2014 but has not been able to get back to title contention since she lost it to former champion Joanna J?drzejczyk. Esparza firmly believes she […]

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Carla Esparza Draws Invicta FC Champ Virna Jandiroba as Late Notice Opponent

Current Invicta FC champion Virna Jandiroba has signed with the UFC and will face Carla Esparza on April 27 at UFC Fight Night from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Thursday after Esparza’s original opponent …

Current Invicta FC champion Virna Jandiroba has signed with the UFC and will face Carla Esparza on April 27 at UFC Fight Night from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Thursday after Esparza’s original opponent Livinha Souza was forced off the card due to injury. MMAFighting initially reported the […]

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Carla Esparza vs. Livinha Souza Set for UFC on ESPN 3

Carla Esparza is ready to make her Octagon return and get back on track following a one-sided loss to Tatiana Suarez, but the level of competition will remain stiff as she takes on Livinha Souza at UFC on ESPN 3 from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Flo…

Carla Esparza is ready to make her Octagon return and get back on track following a one-sided loss to Tatiana Suarez, but the level of competition will remain stiff as she takes on Livinha Souza at UFC on ESPN 3 from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on April 27, as reported by MMA Fighting earlier […]

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Ex-Champ Carla Esparza Wants the UFC to Add a Women’s Atomweight Division

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the UFC potentially adding more divisions and now a former champion is hoping to see another women’s weight class added soon. Carla Esparza, who was the first ever UFC women’s strawweight cham…

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the UFC potentially adding more divisions and now a former champion is hoping to see another women’s weight class added soon. Carla Esparza, who was the first ever UFC women’s strawweight champion, is now pushing for the promotion to add an atomweight (105 pounds) division as well. […]

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