Carla Esparza is a fighter who won the hard way, as a grinding wrestler who did not have top-tier athleticism but worked hard, day in, and day out, and still was not appreciated by fans for her style.

Throughout her career, Carla Esparza went toe-to-toe with the best in the world. That was once again the case in her retirement fight, as Esparza came up short vs. Tecia Pennington at UFC 307 ...