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Career Retrospective: Carla Esparza

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At UFC 307, Carla Esparza concluded her more than 14-year professional mixed martial arts career. As she makes her exit from the sport, “Cookie Monster” will be remembered as one of the most credentialed strawweight competitors to ever grace the world-famous Octagon. Throughout her time as an elite of the division, the Californian had laid claim to several notable accolades like the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship, The Ultimate Fighter 20 title, and the UFC Strawweight Championship twice.

With her strong collegiate wrestling background and her dangerous ground game, Esparza proved to be a difficult matchup for most of the competition that she went up against.