LAS VEGAS – Carla Esparza will take a while off after dropping her UFC strawweight title, however she’s not finished preventing.
Esparza (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was dethroned by Weili within the co-main occasion of UFC 281 in November, failing to notch a title protection as soon as once more. However this isn’t unfamiliar territory for the inaugural UFC strawweight champion.
After dropping her title to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2015, Esparza was in a position to reinvent herself and went on a six-fight unbeaten run by which she defeated Rose Namajunas for a second time to turn into a two-time champion.
“Actually I’m at peace with it,” Esparza instructed MMA Junkie of her loss to Weili whereas on the World MMA Awards purple carpet. “I feel after preventing for therefore lengthy you simply really feel it’s part of the sport – wins and losses. I’ve been doing this for 13-plus years, so on the finish of the day, I’m actually pleased with what I’ve achieved up till this level, and I be ok with it. I’m in an excellent place.”
Esparza, who received married after recapturing the title in opposition to Namajunas final Could, stated she’d like to begin a household some day. She hasn’t determined her subsequent transfer however assured that preventing is unquestionably nonetheless a part of her future.
“I simply need to take it day-to-day, struggle by struggle,” Esparza stated. “The subsequent couple of years, positively have a household is de facto necessary to me. I feel I’m nonetheless within the talks, I’m clearly nonetheless within the high 5, so I don’t suppose making my approach again is simply too far out of that realm, however I’m simply form of taking it struggle by struggle.”
She continued, “I’m not finished on this struggle sport. I nonetheless have enterprise to do, so we’ll see what step I take subsequent.”
