Carla Esparza

The UFC 274 main card features Rose Namajunas fighting Carla Esparza in a women's strawweight bout. What time will the fighters touch gloves in the Octagon?

Esparza is the fourth fight on the card. The main card for the event is scheduled to get started at 10:00 p.m. ET and will be available for purchase through ESPN+ PPV. Namajunas vs. Esparza heads into this bout with a 19-6 record and has won five fights in a row.

Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza odds are some of the most talked about in the world as we head into Saturday's UFC 274 co-main event.

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W - Michelle Waterson (SD) W - Marina Rodriguez (SD) W - Zhang Weili (KO) Namajunas: W - Zhang Weili (DEC) The night belonged to the ‘Cookie Monster’ who submitted ‘Thug’ via third-round rear-naked choke to earn her second world title (the first was against Bec Rawlings for the inaugural Invicta FC strawweight championship). The co-main event of UFC 274 will feature a strawweight fight between Rose Namajunas (11-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Carla Esparza (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC). UFC 274: Oliveira vs.

Jéssica Andrade has given her prediction for the upcoming strawweight title fight between champion Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza.

Given that her series with Namajunas is tied at 1-1, perhaps she’ll be supporting “Thug Rose” on May 7 in the hope of securing a future trilogy showdown. During her appearance at the UFC Vegas 52 post-fight press conference, “Bate Estaca” provided some analysis and a prediction for the UFC 274 co-main event. After two victories and a failed crack at dethroning Valentina Shevchenko, the Brazilian returned to her old stomping ground in some style last month.

Nearly eight years after their first meeting, Esparza once again reigned supreme over Namajunas to claim the title.

Subscribe to Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell for the best analysis and in-depth news, including instant analysis of UFC 274 from Phoenix at the conclusion of the PPV event. Still, the takedowns were a show of aggression that was more than Namajunas had offered at any point in the fight. From the opening seconds, much of the fight was spent with the two women standing at distance, feinting and occasionally throwing strikes from a distance where they had no chances of landing.

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She is the only strawweight fighter with multiple wins over the Wisconsin native. Coming into this bout, Namajunas only had one slip up in the past five years. It was the only time in Namajunas' career that she was submitted and just one of two times she has lost a fight via stoppage coming into Saturday's event. She also held the Invicta FC strawweight championship prior to signing with UFC. Neither fighter seemed interested in taking any risks in the fight. Namajunas won 48-47 on the scorecard of one judge.

Carla Esparza beat Rose Namajunas for the UFC strawweight title in a fight where very little happened across five rounds.

Ultimately, Esparza, 34, moved to 2-0 over Namajunas -- and it's unclear whether the sport would even allow a third matchup to happen. It was a fight in which neither woman appeared to have any confidence in her skill set. A third had it for Namajunas 48-47.

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Carla Esparza is the new strawweight champion after eking out a split decision win over Rose Namajunas in one of the worst fights of all time at UFC 2.

The first two rounds were completely uneventful. Namajunas stole the final round as she landed more strikes and a very late takedown before both fighters were met with a chorus of boos when the fight ended. ‘The Cookie Monster’ temporarily got the champ to the floor but ‘Thug Rose’ quickly popped back up to her feet and got off a little bit of striking offence.

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Namajunas lands a couple of nice strikes but then Esparza gets in and slams her to the ground. Esparza gets in and gets shrugged off but lands a nice kick to the body. Nice connection from Namajunas and then she lands a 1-2, but it wasn’t super clean. Namajunas lands a nice right hand over the top. Entering the final round at UFC 274 and whoever wins this round likely wins the fight but who the hell knows. Entering the fourth at UFC 274 and I think Esparza might be a couple of rounds ahead. Esparza tries blitzing but catches a counter from the champion. Nothing lands and Namajunas lands a jab. Namajunas attempts to throw her jab, but it’s Esparza that lands a nice left hook. The second starts and Esparza tries with a 1-2, but doesn’t land. Entering the third at UFC 274 and that might have been the most uneventful two rounds of a title fight in history. Esparza tries a combination, but again, well short of the mark.

Carla Esparza reclaimed the UFC strawweight title by defeating Rose Namajunas at UFC 274 at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

On the other end, Namajunas’ second title reign and three-fight win streak come to an end. Esparza ran up a five-fight win streak over Virna Jandriroba, Alexa Grasso, Michelle Waterson, Marina Rodriguez, and Yan Xiaonan to earn another crack at gold, and walked away with her goal accomplished. The dissenting judge, Eric Colon saw the bout for Namajunas with a score of 48-47. Esparza completed a takedown in the fourth round and took the back of Namajunas for the most significant moment of the fight up to that point. Esparza looked for a takedown early in the second, but Namajunas kept things standing. A few strikes were offered from both, but virtually nothing of significance landed in the first three minutes.

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Namajunas then reclaimed the title with a first-round KO of Zhang Weili at UFC 261, and after winning their rematch, the strawweight champion is now looking to put together a real championship legacy. Esparza finally got things back on track beginning in 2019 though, and she has now won five in a row to earn her second opportunity at UFC gold. Namajunas and Esparza met in the finals of that tournament, with Esparza submitting “Thug Rose” in the third round to claim the inaugural title.

One week before her wedding, Esparza edged strawweight champion Rose Namajunas via split decision in the UFC 274 co-main event inside Footprint Center to win ...

Namajunas, fresh off a split-decision win over former champion Weilei Zhang in November, said Esparza was the only fight that made sense, liking weighing merit and revenge. After the first round, each fighter had connected on three strikes. By the end of the fight, Namajunas had outstruck Esparza 30-23, with the advantage coming largely in the final round.

UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (11-5) and Carla Esparza (19-6) met in a rematch in the co-main event of UFC 274 more than seven years after their first ...

Rose up and turns and reverses and they’re up and Rose lands a right hand. Carla comes in with punches and Rose lands a big right. Rose lands a glancing left and then a right. Carla charges in and Rose swings back and Carla drops a takedown and gets it but Rose is immediately back up. Steps in for a right hand that lands and now Carla shoots a takedown and has the back with Rose sitting. Rose still trying to draw Carla in to counter, but Carla not biting. And Rose lands a left. Rose throws big and misses, and Carla clinches. She gets in on it but Rose shucks it off and we’re back to the dance. Carla now stepping in a little more and lands a left hand with Rose looks to counter. Rose keeping the range and Carla content to stay outside. Carla not closing and Rose staying away.

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