{"id":402275,"date":"2021-12-20T11:41:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=402275"},"modified":"2021-12-20T15:34:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T23:34:01","slug":"carla-esparza-set-to-challenge-ufc-champion-rose-namajunas-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/carla-esparza-set-to-challenge-ufc-champion-rose-namajunas-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Carla Esparza set to challenge UFC champion Rose Namajunas in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carla Esparza will get her much deserved rematch against Rose Namajunas in 2022 according to UFC President Dana White.<\/p>\n<p>Esparza (18-6 MMA) is currently on a five-fight winning streak, her latest being a first round stoppage victory over Yan Xiaonan back in May.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rose Namajunas (11-4 MMA) most recently competed at last month\u2019s UFC 268 event, where she successfully defended her title by defeating <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/zhang-weili-reflects-on-fights-with-rose-namajunas-feels-enlightened-by-experiences\/\">Zhang Weili<\/a> (21-3 MMA) for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas of course have a history, with \u2018The Cookie Monster\u2019 submitting \u2018Thug\u2019 back in 2014 to become the UFC\u2019s inaugural strawweight world champion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_394000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394000\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-394000\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carla-esparza-Rose-Namajunas.jpg\" alt=\"Carla-esparza-Rose-Namajunas\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carla-esparza-Rose-Namajunas.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carla-esparza-Rose-Namajunas-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carla-esparza-Rose-Namajunas-640x367.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-394000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PhotoCred: MMA Fighting (Esther Lin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite their storied past, Dana White seemed reluctant to book a rematch between the longtime strawweight queens.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have an option,\u201d<\/em> White said at the UFC 268 post-fight presser when asked if Esparza should wait for a title shot. \u201c<em>You don\u2019t sit around and wait for fights, it\u2019s a really bad idea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Contrary to White\u2019s original comments, it appears that Carla Esparza\u2019s decision to \u201cwait\u201d has paid off after all. The brash UFC boss recently confirmed to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a> that \u2018The Cookie Monster\u2019 will be the next woman to challenge \u2018Thug Rose\u2019 in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCarla Esparza,\u201d<\/em> White told ESPN when asked who was next for Namajunas. <em>\u201c100 percent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A date and venue for the proposed Esparza vs. Namajunas rematch has not been made official as of this time.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will emerge victorious in next year\u2019s title fight rematch between Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas? Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carla Esparza will get her much deserved rematch against Rose Namajunas in 2022 according to UFC President Dana White. Esparza (18-6 MMA) is currently on a five-fight winning streak, her latest being a first round stoppage victory over Yan Xiaonan back in May. Meanwhile, Rose Namajunas (11-4 MMA) most recently competed at last month\u2019s UFC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54491,"featured_media":399078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10259,10651,39610],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Carla Esparza set to challenge UFC champion Rose Namajunas in 2022 | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Carla Esparza will get her much deserved rematch against Rose Namajunas in 2022 according to UFC President Dana White.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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