Former UFC champion Esparza fired from the organization

Carla Esparza, former UFC women's strawweight champion has been dismissed from the organization. Sources close to the situation inform about this. This information is also confirmed by the fact that Carla is absent from the organization’s updated ranking.

In May 2022, Esparza became the UFC champion, taking the belt from Rose Namajunas. However, in the next fight, which took place in November 2022, Karla lost by submission Weili Zhan. In March 2023, Esparza announced her pregnancy and also stated that she plans to return to the Octagon in the middle of this year.