Rose Namajunas defends strawweight belt in rematch against Carla Esparza at UFC 274

R. Namajunas defends the strawweight belt against C. Esparza in the UFC 274 (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

More than seven years later, Rose namajunas e Carla esparza They will face each other again in another duel for the Ultimate strawweight belt (up to 52,1 kg). This Thursday (16), the organization announced that the two athletes will face each other in the co-main fight of the UFC 274, on May 7th, in Phoenix, Arizona (United States).

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Rose namajunas e Carla esparza they dueled for the first time in the final of the twentieth edition of The Ultimate Fighter, in December 2014. On that occasion, Esparza achieved victory by submission and was crowned as the first UFC strawweight champion in history.

The defeat in the TUF final, however, did not shake the Rose namajunas, who in the following years won the division belt twice. The Lithuanian descendant's current reign began in April 2021, when she knocked out Zhang Weili with a beautiful high kick in the UFC 261, and already has a title defense, in a rematch against the same Zhang Weili.

Carla esparza, who after defeating Namajunas in 2014 was defeated by Joanna Jedrzejczyk in his first attempt to defend the title, he faced ups and downs in the following years. The former champion, however, earned the right to fight for the title again by scoring five consecutive victories between 2019 and 2021.

the duel between Rose namajunas e Carla esparza This is the second confirmed title fight for the UFC 274. In the main fight of the event, Charles of the Bronx defends the lightweight title (up to 70,3 kg) against Justin gaethje.