Carla Esparza Replaces Injured Jessica Aguilar, Faces Juliana Lima at UFC 197 On March 18, news broke that former WSOF women’s strawweight champion Jessica Aguilar was forced to withdraw from her scheduled UFC 197 fight against Juliana Lima due to a knee injury. On Tuesday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced former strawweight champion Carla Esparza would step in for the injured Aguilar to face Lima on the April 23 fight card. RELATED > Jessica Aguilar Tears ACL, Off UFC 197: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Fight Card Esparza (10-3) won the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight title by defeating Rose Namajunas at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December 2014. She lost the belt to current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 185, and hasn’t fought since
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Carla Esparza Replaces Injured Jessica Aguilar, Faces Juliana Lima at UFC 197 – MMA Weekly