Carla Esparza is ready to hang up the gloves. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Esparza and Tecia Pennington are set to face off at UFC 307, which is expected ...

“What will you remember about Carla Esparza’s career? First UFC strawweight champ, four UFC title fights, sixteen UFC appearances in almost ten years (TUF 20 Finale was December 2014) ...

The inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion was Carla Esparza, who defeated Rose Namajunas in 2014 in the tournament finale for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned. At UFC 185, Joanna ...

14, 2024 • Outcome: UD over Alexa Grasso (UFC 306) • Defenses: 0 Zhang Weili • Won title: Nov. 12, 2022 • Outcome: Sub2 over Carla Esparza (UFC 281) • Defenses: 3 ...

A submission win over Carla Esparza at UFC 281 saw Zhang kick off her second reign with the promotion's strawweight title, and "Magnum" followed up that performance with a title defense against ...

defeating an array of former and future UFC champions — Jessica Andrade, Alexa Grasso and Carla Esparza — on her road to UFC 312, only for injuries to repeatedly halt her momentum and limit ...

In 6 fights at the UFC level, she has 3 wins via submission, a KO/TKO over Esparza, and a pair of unanimous-decision victories. The 35-year-old Zhang is a switch-stance fighter, while the 34-year ...

After picking up dominant wins over Carla Esparza, Amanda Lemos and Yan Xiaonan ... The best female fighter in the sport right now," UFC president Dana White said. "At the press conference ...

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Suarez is outstanding in takedown average, posting a 6.20 mark, to just 2.51 for Zhang. Suarez is more accurate on takedowns, too, posting a 61.36% mark, to just 46.30% for the champ. In submission ...