Carla Esparza has been very vocal about wanting the next title shot in the UFC's strawweight division. Rose Namajunas is currently the champion and has expressed her interest in the fight as well.
The two have previously fought back in 2014 in the first-ever strawweight title fight in the UFC. Carla Esparza ended up winning the bout and becoming the new champion.
Now the tables have turned and Carla Esparza is hoping for an opportunity to fight the champion. Dana White has finally expressed his interest in the matchup. Now they need to figure out a date with the UFC.
“In all reality, it would be ideal to have this fight before May,” UFC strawweight Esparza told MMAFighting. “That is my ideal timeline. Fortunately, Rose came out of that fight saying ‘I’m healthy,’ [and] I think she’s ready to go into another fight. She wants to stay busy. So if we can make it happen before that date, that would be amazing.
“If it doesn’t, I’m completely willing to change the date of my wedding, and everyone who’s on my wedding list is my friend and they would 100 percent understand. My fiancé, we’re getting married no matter what. We’re going to be together forever, so the date being a couple months later doesn’t change things. This title fight is the priority right now.”
A rematch between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza is going to be very different than their first fight. The two have evolved since then and have improved greatly in the UFC.
