Carla Esparza UFC women’s strawweight champ Carla Esparza is feeling a lot better after speaking out about a perceived lack of attention from her promoter. Esparza said UFC PR officials recently assured her that, moving forward, she’ll get her due as champ. “It shook things up a little bit; it made them realize something they didn’t realize, that I was kind of overlooked a little bit,” Esparza told MMAjunkie backstage at this past Saturday’s UFC 184 event. “They only gave me positive feedback. They were like, ‘We’re going to start promoting you more and make you feel like the champion.’” That wasn’t necessarily the case this past month, when it was announced that Paige VanZant, a popular fighter with just one appearance in the promotion’s octagon, was the recipient of an exclusive Reebok sponsorship.
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After Reebok snub, UFC officials promise to promote Carla Esparza as champ – MMA Junkie