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

Carla Esparza has officially announced her retirement fromMMA following a closely contested loss to Tecia Pennington at UFC 307.

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

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

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.

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

Former two-time UFC strawweight titleholder and the organization’s inaugural 115-pound champ Carla Esparza announced her retirement following a close loss at UFC 307.