Carla Esparza, a mixed martial artist, is Carla Esparza. She is currently the Ultimate Fighting Championship strawweight champion. She is currently UFC strawweight champ. This is her second title defense after losing her title in her first title defense against Cyborg at Invicta FC 6: Coenen II (2013).
Carla Esparza, a mixed martial artist, is Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza (USA) is a professional mixed martial artist. She competes in UFC's women's strawweight division. She is the UFC Women's Strawweight Champion, and she has also won two UFC titles.
Esparza made her debut in 2012 when she signed with Invicta FC. Invicta FC2 saw Sarah Schneider lose to Esparza in 2012. Esparza got on the back of Schneider early with a heel hook and then attacked the Argentine. She briefly attempted to apply a rear naked choke, but she was unable to control her opponent.
She is currently UFC strawweight champion
Carla Esparza began professional fighting in 2010. She is the first UFC strawweight champion and the first Invicta FC strawweight champion. She is currently ranked fourth in the UFC women’s straighweight rankings, as at January 2021. Esparza's UFC debut was made in 2014, after she won the Ultimate Fighter 20 women’s tournament strawweight.
Carla Esparza has a poor record. She has lost to Jessica Andrade and Claudia Gadelha. She has also faced close calls against Jessica Andrade (Weili Zhang), Marina Rodriguez and Jessica Andrade. Given her five-fight winning streak, this could be a red flag.
She was unable to defend her title at Invicta FFC 6: Cyborg against Coenen II (2013).
Cyborg has the edge over Coenen, a determined and aggressive fighter. Coenen couldn't stop Cyborg's unstoppable assault, despite the fact that both fighters had used leg kicks during the first round. In the second round, Cyborg scored a takedown and landed a series of punches. Coenen was trying escape but Cyborg managed to land a few power hits to end the round.
Cyborg is expected defend her featherweight crown against Coenen. The Strikeforce featherweight champ won their first TKO bout. Coenen comes into the bout with a two-fight winning streak. The winner will face either Ayako Hamasaki or Carla Esparza.
In 2007, she sustained nerve injury.
Carla Esparza, despite suffering nerve damage in 2007, has been able return to action in recent times. Rose Namajunas defeated her to win the UFC strawweight title in May. In November, she will be defending her title against Zhang Weili who was the previous champ. Recently, she posted an update on social media regarding her fight camp.
Esparza was taken to the hospital after the accident. She was later diagnosed with nerve damage. Although her hospital bill was more than $30,000, Esparza committed to fighting. InvictaFC 7 was her next fight. She defeated Maya Hamasaki again. Claudia Gadelha fought her again, but Gadelha was ill with stomach cancer.
Rose Namajunas defeated her twice in title fights.
Rose Namajunas is a former woman's lightweight champion and Carla Esparza has faced her in two title fights. Namajunas won the title in April and retained it in November. Although the bout was close throughout it, neither fighter was able to score a knockout. Official scorecards showed Esparza winning 48 to 47.
Esparza was 3-3 in 29 months prior to this title fight, but her victory over Virna Jandiroba in April 2019 set the stage for a five-fight win streak. She went on to beat Yan Xiaonan in a COVID-quiet UFC APEX event in Las Vegas, finishing in under eight minutes. She defended her title by knockout in round one of the UFC APEX event in Las Vegas, June 2019.