It wasn’t a hard choice, but Carla Esparza gave up her Invicta FC belt to pursue UFC gold on The Ultimate Fighter 20. On Friday, that decision paid off in a big way. After a close opening round, Esparza used her wrestling to take control against Rose Namajunas. Cookie Monster scored a takedown in the second round […]
It wasn’t a hard choice, but Carla Esparza gave up her Invicta FC belt to pursue UFC gold on The Ultimate Fighter 20. On Friday, that decision paid off in a big way. After a close opening round, Esparza used her wrestling to take control against Rose Namajunas. Cookie Monster scored a takedown in the second round […]
The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 is over and done with. As its name suggested, a champion was crowned, as Carla Esparza received a shiny new belt and was declared the UFC’s first-ever strawweight champion. Rose Namajunas, meanwhile, became the first fighter to fall short of the UFC’s 115-pound strap. Ten other fighters won. Ten other […]
The Ultimate Fighter Season 20 is over and done with. As its name suggested, a champion was crowned, as Carla Esparza received a shiny new belt and was declared the UFC’s first-ever strawweight champion. Rose Namajunas, meanwhile, became the first fighter to fall short of the UFC’s 115-pound strap. Ten other fighters won. Ten other […]
At The Ultimate Fighter 20 finale, Carla Esparza became the UFC’s first strawweight champion. Esparza, the former Invicta strawweight champion, wore down the fan-favorite Rose Namajunas with relentless wrestling before finishing her in Round 3. The win over Namajunas extended Esparza‘s winning streak to five—eight if you count her wins over Angela Hill, Tecia Torres […]
At The Ultimate Fighter 20 finale, Carla Esparza became the UFC’s first strawweight champion. Esparza, the former Invicta strawweight champion, wore down the fan-favorite Rose Namajunas with relentless wrestling before finishing her in Round 3. The win over Namajunas extended Esparza‘s winning streak to five—eight if you count her wins over Angela Hill, Tecia Torres […]
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 […]
The Ultimate Fighter has produced some memorable moments in UFC history. Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar put on a fight that is always mentioned among the all-time greats in the first incarnation of the finale show. Now, The Ultimate Fighter 20 can include the crowning of the very first women’s strawweight champion in the organization to […]
The Ultimate Fighter has produced some memorable moments in UFC history. Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar put on a fight that is always mentioned among the all-time greats in the first incarnation of the finale show. Now, The Ultimate Fighter 20 can include the crowning of the very first women’s strawweight champion in the organization to […]
The Ultimate Fighter‘s 20th season claimed that a champion would be crowned, and that will come to fruition on Friday evening. Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas ran through the competition on the show to set up the title matchup for the inaugural UFC strawweight championship. Esparza is the former Invicta FC strawweight champion, but Namajunas […]
The Ultimate Fighter‘s 20th season claimed that a champion would be crowned, and that will come to fruition on Friday evening. Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas ran through the competition on the show to set up the title matchup for the inaugural UFC strawweight championship. Esparza is the former Invicta FC strawweight champion, but Namajunas […]