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.

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.

The UFC Octagon has seen countless legends rise and fall, but few have left as lasting an impact as Carla Esparza. The inaugural strawweight champion, known for her relentless work ethic and technical prowess,

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.

Unlike a lot of sports retirements, particularly ones in MMA it seems, Carla Esparza said hers will be permanent.

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, the former two-time UFC strawweight champion and a pioneer for women's MMA, suffered a unanimous decision loss to Tecia Pennington in the final fight of her career at UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.

The new mom and former two-time strawweight champ, balancing being selfish and selfless, is back for one last bout Saturday against Tecia Pennington

After starting her professional career at 4-0, Pennington won her first three fights in the UFC before losing to future champion Rose Namajunas. She's fought many of best female fighters in the UFC's history including Zhang Weili and Joanna Jędrzejczyk.

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