Carla Esparza vs. Marina Rodriguez Rescheduled For July 25 Event

Esparza RodriguezEsparza To Battle Rodriguez In Final Fight Island Event The women’s strawweight bout between Carla Esparza and Marina Rodriguez has been rescheduled for the UFC’s upcoming July 25 event on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island. The pair were originally set to face each other on the July 15 card which is headlined by a featherweight bout […]

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Esparza To Battle Rodriguez In Final Fight Island Event

The women’s strawweight bout between Carla Esparza and Marina Rodriguez has been rescheduled for the UFC’s upcoming July 25 event on Abu Dhabi’s Fight Island.

The pair were originally set to face each other on the July 15 card which is headlined by a featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige.

However, the fight was called off after one of Rodriguez’s cornermen tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Although Rodriguez herself didn’t test positive, the UFC did not let her travel on the chartered flight from Sao Paulo to Abu Dhabi.

She won’t be out for too long as according to sources close to MMA Fighting, her bout with Esparza has been moved to the July 25 event. That will be the final Fight Island event taking place for now and is headlined by a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Darren Till.

Esparza has won her last three in a row, including a most recent controversial split decision win over Michelle Waterson in May.

The unbeaten Rodriguez, meanwhile, is coming off a majority decision draw against Cynthia Calvillo in December. In total, she is 2-0-2 with the UFC and will be looking to earn arguably her biggest win yet against the former champion in Esparza.

What do you think of the matchup?

Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo Ends In Draw – UFC DC Results

In our co-main event of UFC DC, Marina Rodriguez meets Cynthia Calvillo at women’s strawweight. Round 1: Rodriguez catches Calvillo with a right hand and she responds with a leg kick. Calvillo gets a takedown and is into half guard. Rodriguez gets to her feet and rips off a nice combination. Calvillo presses Rodriguez against […]

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In our co-main event of UFC DC, Marina Rodriguez meets Cynthia Calvillo at women’s strawweight.

Round 1:

Rodriguez catches Calvillo with a right hand and she responds with a leg kick. Calvillo gets a takedown and is into half guard. Rodriguez gets to her feet and rips off a nice combination. Calvillo presses Rodriguez against the cage looking for the takedown. Calvillo with another takedown and right into full mount. The round comes to an end.

Round 2:

Pretty uneventful round so far. Rodriguez gets in a nice knee off a failed Calvillo takedown attempt. Rodriguez lands a nice body kick. More knees and elbows from Rodriguez as Calvillo fails on several takedown attempts. Front kick to the body lands for Calvillo. The round comes to an end.

Round 3:

Calvillo gets the takedown into half guard. Side control for Calvillo. Calvillo takes Rodriguez’s back and unloads with ground-and-pound. Rodriguez is able to get to her feet and she circles out. The fight comes to an end.

Official Result: Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo ends via Majority Draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)

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UFC Washington Highlights: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Marina Rodriguez Ends in Majority Draw

Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo went the distance at UFC Washington. The story of the fight was pretty simple. In the first and third rounds, Calvillo controlled the fight with her takedowns and ground control while landing strikes. In the second…

Marina Rodriguez vs. Cynthia Calvillo went the distance at UFC Washington. The story of the fight was pretty simple. In the first and third rounds, Calvillo controlled the fight with her takedowns and ground control while landing strikes. In the second round, Marina showed that she was a better striker and even hurt her with […]

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