Former champ Nicco Montano miss weight by 7 pounds ahead of her return.

I think that’s giving her WAY too much credit. She is no where near the professional that Esparza is. Esparza won a more difficult tournament and did it against Rose Namajunas(granted a greener version, but still) and she defended it against a nightmare of a matchup in Joanna and is currently on a good win streak. Don’t believe she’s ever missed weight either. No comparison really.

Esparza is also the smallest fighter in her weight class and goes into every fight with a size disadvantage while Nicco can't even make bantamweight.
 
I'm convinced it's something mental with her. She went from being able to make 125 4 times in however long a TUF season takes to missing 135 by 7 pounds.
 
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