It stands out among a pack of bland warehouses in Irvine, a stark blue building with half of it housing a combat sports gym since 2006. Amid the spacious mats, several heavy bags fall victim to the ...

After nearly 15 years in MMA, and more than two decades in combat sports, a pioneer has decided her next fight will be her last. Esparza cited a chance to go out her way to start spending more time ...

UFC 307 goes down in Salt Lake City on October 5th. We’ve really started to see the card fill out over the past couple of days and yesterday we learned about a really fun strawweight fight that’ll be ...

Carla Esparza walked on to "The Ultimate Fighter" last year with a big target on her back and zero promises that she would come out the other side as the first UFC women's strawweight champion. As the ...

LAS VEGAS – Carla Esparza will take some time off after losing her UFC strawweight title, but she’s not done fighting. Esparza (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was dethroned by Weili in the co-main event of UFC ...

Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza is still recovering from shoulder surgery, but she hopes to be ready to book a fight in about three months. Esparza injured her shoulder during her last ...