Carla Esparza works as a mixed-martial artist. She is currently a strawweight competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is currently UFC strawweight champion. She is currently defending her title after she lost her first title defence against Cyborg at Invicta FC 6.: Coenen II (2013).
Carla Esparza, a mixed martial artist, is Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza from the United States is a professional mixed martial artist. She competes as a women's fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the UFC Women's Strawweight Champion, and she has also won two UFC titles.
Esparza first rose to prominence in 2012 after signing with Invicta FC. Invicta FC 2, 2012, saw Sarah Schneider be defeated by Esparza. Esparza got on the back of Schneider early with a heel hook and then attacked the Argentine. She controlled her opponent's head and briefly tried to apply a rear-naked choke.
She is currently UFC strawweight champ
Carla Esparza is a professional fighter since 2010. She is the UFC strawweight champion and first Invicta FC champ. She is currently ranked #4 in UFC's women's strawweight rankings as of January 2021. Esparza's UFC debut was made in 2014, after she won the Ultimate Fighter 20 women’s tournament strawweight.
Carla Esparza doesn't have a perfect record. She lost to Jessica Andrade. Claudia Gadelha. Randa Markos. She also had close calls with Jessica Andrade, Weili Zhou, and Marina Rodriguez. Given her five-fight winning streak, this could be a red flag.
She lost her title defense at InvictaFC6: Cyborg vs. Coenen I (2013)
Coenen is an aggressive, determined fighter, but Cyborg has the upper-hand. Coenen couldn't stop Cyborg's unstoppable assault, despite the fact that both fighters had used leg kicks during the first round. Cyborg won the second round with a takedown, landing a series punches. Coenen tried to escape but the "Cyborg", managed to score a takedown and land several power punches to end the round.
Cyborg is expected defend her featherweight crown against Coenen. The Strikeforce featherweight champion, Cyborg, won their first TKO fight. Coenen is coming into this bout after a streak of two wins. 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, who was Rose's opponent in the UFC strawweight division, defeated Esparza. She is expected in November to defend her title, against Zhang Weili (former champ). She posted recently on social media an update about her fight camp.
Following the accident, Esparza went to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with nerve damage. Her hospital bill was over $30,000, but she committed to fight. InvictaFC 7 was her next fight. She defeated Maya Hamasaki again. She later fought Claudia Gadelha, but Gadelha withdrew due to stomach illness.
Rose Namajunas defeated her twice in title fights.
Rose Namajunas & Carla Esparza, both former women's lightweight champions, have faced each in two title fights. Namajunas was awarded the title in April and it was retained in November. The bout was close through, but neither fighter got a knockout. Esparza won by 48 to 47.
Esparza had a record of 3-3 in 29 prior to this title fight. However, her win over Virna Jandiroba on April 2019 opened the door for a five-fight winning streak. In a COVID-quiet UFC APEX Las Vegas event, she beat Yan Xiaonan. She finished in less than eight minutes. In June 2019, she defended her title again by knockout in the first round.