{"id":311838,"date":"2019-05-01T06:05:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=311838"},"modified":"2019-05-01T06:05:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:05:04","slug":"carla-esparza-targeting-rematch-with-joanna-jedrzejczyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/carla-esparza-targeting-rematch-with-joanna-jedrzejczyk\/","title":{"rendered":"Carla Esparza targeting rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carla Esparza got the job done at UFC Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, defeating former Invicta champ Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the former UFC strawweight champ, the pressure was on heading into this fight, as another loss would have equated to a three-fight skid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I was in the locker room, like \u2026 shoot, shoot,\u201d Esparza told <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Junkie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/05\/ufc-carla-esparza-welcomes-joanna-jedrzejczyk-rematch\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a> post-fight. \u201cI\u2019ve never come off two losses before. I\u2019ve never had two losses in a row. So, for me, that third one, I kept telling myself, \u2018You cannot lose this fight no matter what.\u2019 I was willing to go in there and go through anything to get that win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, Carla Esparza got the victory she needed. And now, she&#8217;s looking for another big fight in the talent-packed UFC strawweight division. In fact, she&#8217;s hoping to avenge one of the toughest losses of her career, a 2015 TKO loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk, which forced the end of her reign as UFC strawweight champ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I\u2019ve thought about that a lot since the fight happened,\u201d Esparza said. \u201cNot to take anything away from her win, but I really wasn\u2019t in the best place. I think she\u2019s gotten better, I\u2019ve gotten better, and I would definitely be welcomed to that fight again. 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