The 25 minutes were a boring clash between two very potent fighters who didn’t deliver what the public expects from them. Highlighting the fight were the several take-downs that Carla performed on the champion Rose. Those takedowns and the several shots to Rose’s face manage to show some damage to her face. And on the contrary, Carla Esparza leaves the fight victorious and without a scratch.
The bride-to-be, Carla Esparza, had a greater motivation to finish the fight with as less damage to her as possible. She is getting married in a week from now. Her main concern was not only defeating Rose, but how to win without any damage to her face.
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She somehow plans it, and to the surprise of all, she manages to do it. However at what cost?
Due to the fact that both fighters were extremely cautious, the action was brought to the bare minimum throughout the whole five rounds. Engagement between almost did not exist. Both fighters were waiting for the other to come at them. This resulted in a lot of boo-ings from the audience during the fight.
We can immediately name this bout ‘The most boring title fight in the history of MMA’. As the commentary Daniel Cormier says, this was a weird and a greatly uncomfortable sensation to watch.
This is not the first time these two clashed. The first time was back in 2014, when Carla won by a rear-naked choke in the 3rd round. Now, that was a much better fight than this. Carla even won the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus. After 8 years, aside from the belt, the only thing that Carla could have won now is a ‘Most Boring Fight Of The Night’ award, if Dana is to implement it.
Have the two fighters lost their will to fight since then? Or did they agree not to punch each other for this bout?
Carla Esparza lost her belt to Joanna Jedrzejvzyk a year after her Rose win in 2014, and since then she was winning and losing, but she remained without a title. This is the first time after a long period that she has a title on her waist.
At the moment there is no plan on who and when she will fight next, however, whoever and wherever it is, the public urges her to push more and deliver a show next time. That is why this is the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Nevertheless, this is not the main thing that is happening to Carla Esparza at the moment. Next week she has a wedding to attend. Her own wedding. And her husband-to-be can now brag with one more thing. That he is marrying the strawweight UFC champion.
