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Carla Esparza is back in the title mix.
The former UFC Strawweight Champion, Esparza, first won the inaugural title after having defeated Rose Namajunas in the The Ultimate Fighter 18 finale. The crown wouldn’t stay on her for long as Polish striker Joanna Jedrzejczyk knocked her out in her first title defense.
A few bumps along the way wouldn’t stop Esparza from going back on the road to gold.
“The Cookie Monster” would snack on a streak of 5 straight wins, currently the longest streak held in the division. A win over top contender Yan Xiaonan a few weeks ago would place her in title talks with rivaled champ Rose Namajunas.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: I think me or Weili Zhang should be next for Rose Namajunas
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Rose Namajunas has several options for her next fight and all of them happen to be against women she has previously met in the Octagon. There is one woman, however, that believes she should be among the names seriously considered for Namajunas and that is former champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Namajunas could complete a trilogy between her and Jedrzejczyk, who lost the previous two meetings. She could meet Weili Zhang again, who she recently defeated at UFC 261 to reclaim the strawweight title. Or, she could meet Carla Esparza again, who made her case for a title shot at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt after stopping Yan Xiaonan and extending her win streak in the division to five.