Esparza, 36, retires after 14 years of professional fighting, including nearly a decade in the UFC. She was the first-ever UFC women’s strawweight champion, winning gold in the “TUF 20” Finale against Rose Namajunas. She lost the title in her following bout against Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Carla Esparza, a two-time strawweight champion and a pioneer in women's MMA, retired from the sport following a unanimous decision loss to Tecia Pennington at UFC 307.

Former two-time UFC strawweight titleholder and the organization’s inaugural 115-pound champ Carla Esparza announced her retirement following a close loss at UFC 307.

The fight went a bit longer than expected, but Alex Pereira defended his light heavyweight championship against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the brawl of a main event in Salt Lake City. Rountree was valiant and brave into the championship rounds,

In the end, the fans who bought tickets for UFC 307 in Salt Lake City got their money's worth. That's largely due to the latest impressive performance