Media Zhang fighting Esparza (Rose doesn't want to fight)

[Londonjitsu]

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I like Carla, but she's going to get the utter shit pummeled out of her by Zhang.

 

[PerpetualMotionMachine]

At first I thought this was one fight card and I was like “fuck yeah!!” But then I realized it’s simply a mashup of fights that may or may not happen in the next year and felt deflated.

 

[Morris88]

Man you have to respect Carla for continuing to take these fights where she's facing a far more skilled opponent. She's got heart for days.

 

[Afrikan]

WTF? Is there no one else but Carla for a title fight?

 

[mirko>anyone]

I like Carla, but she's going to get the utter shit pummeled out of her by Zhang.

The Cookie Crumb after this fight.

 

[Rorschachxx]

Carla? ....Really? Meh.

 

[usernamee]

Carla is getting destroyed

her pitter patter shit ain't gonna cut it against the chinese beast

 

[Askafan]

Styles make fights and Carla can certainly take Weili down ..... what she does when she gets her there I've no idea.

 

[burningspear]

Oh dear, giving the cookie monster another shot, shows the division's paper thin.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

WTF? Is there no one else but Carla for a title fight?

Rose doesn't want it, JJ just fought her, Andrade moved up, Tatiana is injured still, Ansaroff just had a kid, Ribas isn't quite ready.

I guess not.

 

[chiefwiggum]

Man. That Esperaza is so bad. She has to be the worst ufc champion by a mile.

 

[Martialbeef]

Carla is infuriating so this will be enjoyable in a sadistic way

 

[Kryptt]

Meh, that is not the I want but she is on a 4 streak and #5.

 

[PurpleDrank]

Her vs Xianon wouldve been better

 

[PurpleStorm]

If true, super happy for Carla that she gets a title shot. She's worked really hard over the years and I'd say it's well deserved. Also excited for another defense for Weili. Love watching her fight.

This raises other questions.

Where and when?

What's up with Rose?

 

[KOPPE]

theres nothing thug about Rose.

 

[GordonMMARamsey]

Man you have to respect Carla for continuing to take these fights where she's facing a far more skilled opponent. She's got heart for days.

She's not going to turn down a title shot after 3 or 4 of her last fights were gift decisions.

 

[GordonMMARamsey]

God damn, remembering the combos JJ was landing on her. Zhang going to do horrible things in that cage.

 

[Xuh]

Zhang hasn't really fought (m)any fighters like Carla. I guess Aguilar? But Aguilar is a can.
Incidentally Zhang was flat on her back when she got that win, so she's certainly had past form of ending up underneath latina womanlets.

I think Zhang's physicality will make her the obvious favourite here, but it's by no means an uninteresting fight that won't ask questions of her.

and after Carla gets dat belch back, hopefully she can beat up Rose again so we can keep the belt in active fighter's hands. Then Esparza vs Ribas for the belt in Dec 2021.