Claudia Gadelha vs. Carla Esparza Announced for UFC 225 in Chicago
Claudia Gadelha and Carla Esparza will square off in a strawweight contest at UFC 225, the promotion announced Wednesday.
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Gadelha had a two-bout winning streak snapped at UFC Fight Night 117, where she suffered a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Jessica Andrade. Prior to that, the 29-year-old Brazilian’s had posted triumphs over Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Cortney Casey-Sanchez.
Esparza, meanwhile, has won three of her last four Octagon appearances. Most recently, “Cookie Monster” outpointed highly-touted prospect Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 219. Esparza was the promotion’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion before losing the belt to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 185.
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