LAS VEGAS – Carla Esparza will take some time off after losing her UFC strawweight title, but she’s not done fighting. Esparza (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was dethroned by Weili in the co-main event of UFC ...

Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza is still recovering from shoulder surgery, but she hopes to be ready to book a fight in about three months. Esparza injured her shoulder during her last ...

Carla Esparza can recall just about everything from her first reign as UFC strawweight champion. It's not because it was so memorable but because it was so short. Esparza won the inaugural strawweight ...

Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk may return to the Octagon, according to teammate Mayra Bueno Silva. Silva spoke with MMA Fighting ahead of her UFC Fight Night 219 clash with ...

The women’s strawweight division may be new, but Joanna Jedrzejczyk has established herself as a dominant champion who’s worthy of the big stage at UFC 205. UFC 205 will see the biggest stars from ...

Carla Esparza walked on to "The Ultimate Fighter" last year with a big target on her back and zero promises that she would come out the other side as the first UFC women's strawweight champion. As the ...

Joanna Jędrzejczyk says Carla Esparza deserves respect heading into her upcoming defense against Zhang Weili on Saturday. Esparza returns to defend her title for the first time since dethroning Rose ...

Joanna Jedrzejczyk will become the second female fighter ever to be inducted to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame when she enters the Modern Era wing this summer. Advertisement It was ...

Jedrzejczyk nearly defeated Zhang in their 2020 ‘fight of the year’ contender, but the UFC Hall of Famer was knocked out in ...