Esparza, 36, retires after 14 years of professional fighting, including nearly a decade in the UFC. She was the first-ever UFC women’s strawweight champion, winning gold in the “TUF 20” Finale against Rose Namajunas. She lost the title in her following bout against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Fall River's Tecia Pennington is back in the win column. After losing consecutive split decisions, the 'Tiny Tornado' defeated Carla Esparza by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) in a competitive strawweight fight (115 pounds) at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. The fight was the last of Esparza's career, a two-time UFC champion.

After losing to a long-term rival at UFC 307, one trailblazer was left feeling emotional in the octagon as the curtain came down on her glittering MMA career.

Raquel and Tecia Pennington will start their day as normal by having breakfast with their 16-month-old daughter, Alayah, and focusing on their parental duties, ranging from playing games to nap time in their Salt Lake City hotel.

We have you covered for all of tonight's UFC 307 results, including the women's strawweight bout between Carla Esparza and Tecia Pennington.

Carla Esparza gave it her all in her final UFC fight but it was not enough, with Tecia Pennington scoring a debated decision at UFC 307.

UFC 307 continues with a fight between Carla Esparza and Tecia Pennington. Check out our UFC odds series for our Esparza-Pennington prediction.

Carla Esparza didn’t end her career the way she wanted after following through with her retirement following a decision loss to Tecia Pennington at UFC 307

Carla Esparza, a two-time strawweight champion and a pioneer in women's MMA, retired from the sport following a unanimous decision loss to Tecia Pennington at UFC 307.

Throughout her career, Carla Esparza went toe-to-toe with the best in the world. That was once again the case in […]