When a clash between ranked UFC strawweights pops up on a fight card, it likely means that fight fans are in for a treat, as the division has quickly become a must-see for high octane bouts. That type of reputation has helped build the 115-pound class into one of the UFC’s strongest and most popular divisions.
One of the fighters largely responsible for the growth of the strawweight division is Carla Esparza, who won the inaugural strawweight title bout against Rose Namajunas back in 2014. Esparza defeated Namajunas to cap off season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which introduced the strawweights to the UFC.