Tag: Esparza

TUF 20 Finale: Carla Esparza Dominant in UFC Championship Win

In the end, it was perhaps too much, too soon for Rose Namajunas. They came to the cage as opposite portraits. Namajunas was all bounce and intensity, singing along with Young MC and generally looking like someone who came to Las Vegas to complete her journey. Carla Esparza, who perhaps won walkout song of the […]

In the end, it was perhaps too much, too soon for Rose Namajunas. They came to the cage as opposite portraits. Namajunas was all bounce and intensity, singing along with Young MC and generally looking like someone who came to Las Vegas to complete her journey. Carla Esparza, who perhaps won walkout song of the […]

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‘TUF 20? Finale Weigh-in Results: Esparza vs. Namajunas Fight Card

History will be made this weekend in Las Vegas when the first-ever UFC women’s strawweight champion is crowned at The Ultimate Fighter 20 finale Friday night. Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza survived 14 of the top strawweight fighters in the world for an opportunity to cement their legacy as an inaugural UFC champion. Esparza, the […]

History will be made this weekend in Las Vegas when the first-ever UFC women’s strawweight champion is crowned at The Ultimate Fighter 20 finale Friday night. Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza survived 14 of the top strawweight fighters in the world for an opportunity to cement their legacy as an inaugural UFC champion. Esparza, the […]

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Carla Esparza Embraced the Chaos and Opportunity of The Ultimate Fighter 20

Like many fighters competing in mixed martial arts, Carla Esparza is paradoxical. The tenacious veteran is hell on wheels when the cage door closes, but her Southern California roots yield a laid-back chill outside of business hours. Throughout her career, Cookie Monster has been able to turn on the ferocity when it’s time to do […]

Like many fighters competing in mixed martial arts, Carla Esparza is paradoxical. The tenacious veteran is hell on wheels when the cage door closes, but her Southern California roots yield a laid-back chill outside of business hours. Throughout her career, Cookie Monster has been able to turn on the ferocity when it’s time to do […]

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Invicta FC 4: Carla Esparza Becomes Inaugural Strawweight Champion

Carla Esparza captured the vacant Invicta FC strawweight title with a lopsided decision win over Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 4 on Saturday night. Throughout the five-round bout, Esparza utilized her wrestling to control Hyatt on the ground. While Hyatt kep…

Carla Esparza captured the vacant Invicta FC strawweight title with a lopsided decision win over Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 4 on Saturday night. Throughout the five-round bout, Esparza utilized her wrestling to control Hyatt on the ground. While Hyatt kept pushing herself and scored a knockdown in the closing second of the fight, it […]