Now, per new reports on MMA Fighting, the fight has been booked again for a clash at the UFC event on July 25 in fight island.
This is great news for Carla Esparza. She has been on an interesting run in the strawweight division since losing to Tatiana Suarez back in 2018. She has amassed a total of 3 wins, which includes a massive upset win over Michelle Waterson.
Marina Rodriguez hasn’t been behind herself. She has a massive hype behind her, given her undefeated record and long series of victories against high-profile fighters in the division.
If she wants to legitimize her hype, a win over Carla Esparza is mandatory. At the same time, Carla Esparza too has to make sure that she secures the win here.
Per the recent fan reception, if Carla Esparza wants to make a bid for the title, she needs to secure a win which will convince the fans. In her Waterson fight, many media outlets scored the fight against Carla Esparza. A win here can help shake off that image, a loss delegitimizes all her wins.
After the addition of Carla Esparza and Marina Rodriguez, the card goes as:
Robert Whittaker vs. Darren TillAntonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio RuaAlex Oliveira vs. Peter SobottaAlexander Gustafsson vs. Fabricio WerdumNicolas Dalby vs. Jesse RonsonTom Aspinall vs. Jake CollierRaphael Pessoa vs. Justin TafaMovsar Evloev vs. Mike GrundyBethe Correia vs. Pannie KianzadUmar Nurmagomedov vs. Nathaniel WoodRamazan Emeev vs. TBAGadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Paul CraigJai Herbert vs. Francisco TrinaldoCarla Esparza vs. Marina Rodriguez
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