Carla Esparza
Birth : 1987-10-10, Torrance, California, USA
History
Professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC Strawweight division.
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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira is an mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.
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After a stirring 2021 campaign in which he won and defended the UFC lightweight title by finishing Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira begins his second year as champion on May 7 as he defends his crown against former interim titlist Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274. Living up to his nickname "The Highlight" every time he steps into the Octagon, Gaethje will attempt to follow up his Fight of the Year win over Michael Chandler by taking Oliveira's title in a bout that is expected to set the bar high as 2022's best. Plus, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas gets a change to avenge a bitter defeat when she faces top contender Carla Esparza in a long-awaited rematch of the top 115-pound fighters in the the world.
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FURY Professional Grappling returns to the historic 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia on Dec. 30 2021. UFC Champion Rose Namajunas was injured and later replaced by Carla Esparza. Carla will take on grappling sensation Danielle Kelly!
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Rob Font vs. Cody Garbrandt Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza Justin Tafa vs. Jared Vanderaa Felicia Spencer vs. Norma Dumont Viana David Dvořák vs. Raulian Paiva Jack Hermansson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
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UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till (also known as UFC on ESPN 14) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 26, 2020 at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens | 115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso | 125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov | 135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo | 145 lbs.: Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson
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Sat, Apr 27 / 8:00 PM CDT / Main Card BB&T Center Sunrise, FL United States 185 lbs.: Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson | 265 lbs.: Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov | 170 lbs.: Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry | 205 lbs.: Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira | 135 lbs.: John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen | 155 lbs.: Thomas Gifford vs. Roosevelt Roberts
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UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 8, 2018 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 is an MMA event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 30, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee (also known as UFC Fight Night 112) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 25, 2017 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne is a Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event held on February 19, 2017 in Scotiabank Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux is a mixed martial arts event that will be held on April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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With upsets, blowouts, submissions, a new weight class and one spinning-elbow knockout, UFC Best of 2014 recaps the year in 90 spellbinding minutes. Look back at defining moments from dominant titleholders including Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey, newly crowned champions including Carla Esparza and T.J. Dillashaw and white-hot stars on the rise like Conor McGregor. Plus, nearly four hours of bonus fights bring you all the action from signature performances by stars such as Johnny Hendricks, Robbie Lawler, Chris Weidman, Dan Henderson and more.
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UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos was a mixed martial arts event held on March 14, 2015 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
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The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place on December 12, 2014 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt was a mixed martial arts event held on January 5, 2013 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The event will be headlined by a strawweight championship bout between Carla Esparza and Bec Hyatt. Esparza was originally scheduled to fight Ayaka Hamasaki for the title but Hamasaki pulled out of the fight due to commitments to defending her JEWELS lightweight title in December and was replaced by undefeated Brazilian fighter Claudia Gadelha. On December 28, Gadelha was forced to withdraw from the main event title fight after suffering a broken nose in training. Gadelha was replaced by Bec Hyatt, who was originally set to face Joanne Calderwood.
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Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama was a mixed martial arts event to be held on October 6, 2012 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Invicta President Shannon Knapp has announced that the event would feature the first championship bout for Invicta Fighting Championships. Invicta continued their partnership with JEWELS as Jessica Penne will face unbeaten JEWELS Featherweight Queen (105 lb.) Naho Sugiyama for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. Tara LaRosa (127.6 lbs) and Lacey Schuckman (106.2 lbs) failed to make weight at the weigh in. Schuckman was able to get within 1 pound of her 105 weight class limit within the next two hours and was fined 10% of her purse. LaRosa was not able to get within one pound of 125 pounds within two hours and was fined 25% of her purse.
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Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann was a mixed martial arts event held on July 28, 2012 at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Like the first event, it was made available as a free stream on the promotion's official website. The event was headlined by 2004 Summer Olympics women's freestyle wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann and Shayna Baszler. It will be the second event of the promotion. Jessica Phillipus missed weight for her bout and forfeited 25% of her fight purse. After the event, fight of the night (US$1,500 bonus to each fighter) went to Sara McMann and Shayna Baszler who competed in the main event. Two submission of the night bonuses (US$1,000 bonus) were awarded to Sarah D'Alelio and Alexis Davis.