PHOENIX – A hugely important championship rematch is official after Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza made weight for the UFC 274 co-main event.
Namajunas (11-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), the UFC’s reigning strawweight champion, will run it back with former champion Esparza (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) after both hit the divisional limit at Friday’s official UFC 274 weigh-ins.
There were no issues on the scale for either fighter. The champion Namajunas registered as 115 pounds, while the challenger Esparza left no chances with the title-fight limit, coming in at 115 pounds.