Carla Esparza (This story appears in today’s edition of USA TODAY .) Carla Esparza will forever live in record books as the UFC’s first women’s strawweight champion. However, she knows the real work is just beginning. “I want to relax, but already in my mind I have my next opponent,” Esparza tells USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie. “There’s no rest for the champ, but that’s all right.” Esparza (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), 27, won the UFC’s inaugural 115-pound title last weekend with a third-round submission victory over Rose Namajunas (2-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
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What kind of UFC champ will Carla Esparza be? More ‘Mighty Mouse’ than Rousey – MMA Junkie