The originally-scheduled main event of Fury Pro Grappling 3 has undergone a change, as UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas has been removed from the card due to COVID protocols. Luckily for Danielle Kelly and fans, a suitable replacement has been found in Namajunas’s presumptive next title challenger in Carla Esparza.
The two UFC female competitors have some history, as Esparza became the promotion’s first-ever UFC strawweight champion in December 2014, when she defeated Namajunas at the TUF Season 20 Finale. The title win came by way of a third-round rear-naked choke.