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Video: Watch Carla Esparza earn a UFC title by downing Rose Namajunas

Carla Esparza has long been considered one of the top 115-pounders on the planet, but you don’t earn a UFC title based on reputation.

This past December, Esparza faced the dangerous “Thug” Rose Namajunas in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale, where the UFC’s first strawweight champion was crowned. Esparza showed exactly why she was the tournament favorite ahead of the all-women’s edition of the season, dominating en route to a third-round submission win.

Esparza (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) returns to action at next week’s UFC 185 event in Dallas, where she meets undefeated challenger Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC). Ahead of that clash, watch how Esparza earned her UFC belt.

For complete coverage of The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale, check out the UFC Events section of the site. And for more on UFC 185, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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