Will the upcoming rematch between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza look different? Joanna Ju0119drzejczyk believes so.
Namajunas and Esparza met at The Ultimate Fighter 20 finale over seven years ago, where the ‘Cookie Monster’ submitted ‘Thug’ via third-round rear-naked choke to acquire the inaugural strawweight championship. The reign of Esparza was short-lived as her next defense came opposite of Ju0119drzejczyk, who brutalized her en route to a second-round technical knockout at UFC 185 just three months later.
Ju0119drzejczyk enjoyed two years as champion, defending her throne five times before sharing the Octagon with Namajunas at UFC 217 and UFC 223, respectively.