{"id":122222,"date":"2014-12-10T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=122222"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:05:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:05:04","slug":"carla-esparza-vs-rose-namajunas-official-ufc-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/carla-esparza-vs-rose-namajunas-official-ufc-title-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Carla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas Official For UFC Title Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/carla-esparza-vs-rose-namajunas-official-ufc-title-fight\/rose-namajunas-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-122223\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122223\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rose-Namajunas.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Namajunas\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rose-Namajunas.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rose-Namajunas-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rose-Namajunas-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Friday on FOX Sports 1, the UFC&#8217;s first ever female strawweight champion will be crowned.<\/p>\n<p>Carla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas will headline the TUF 20 Finale event, which takes place live from the Pearl at the Palms Casino, in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>News of the matchup was released following tonight&#8217;s Ultimate Fighter episode on FOX Sports 1.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s show saw Rose and Carla earn their spots in the shows final matchup with victories in the final tape-delayed broadcast, on FOX Sports 1.<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of the title fight main event, the full Ultimate Fighter Season 20 finale card looks as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN CARD:<\/strong> <em>(FOX Sports 1)<\/em><br \/>\nCarla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas \u2013 inaugural strawweight title fight<br \/>\nCharles Oliveira vs. Jeremy Stephens<br \/>\nDaron Cruickshank vs. K.J. 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