Life changes quickly, particularly in the fight game.
Heading into UFC Fort Lauderdale, Carla Esparza expected to face up-and-comer Lívia Renata Souza, and everything was going as planned.
Until, that is, Souza pulled out. Enter UFC debutant Virna Jandiroba. The late change in opponent meant Esparza had to start her studying from scratch just weeks out from the fight. That said, regardless of who her opponent is, Esparza feels rejuvenated.
“I’ve been wanting a fight for a long time, so I’ve been training super hard,” Esparza said. “I’ve been changing a lot of things in my nutrition, in my supplementation, so I feel like I’m excited to show a kind of newer, bigger, stronger, better version of me.