If you are looking for some new blood in the UFC Strawweight division, you'll find it with Marina Rodriguez. She has made it to the top by working her way through other promising young fighters in the UFC Strawweight division. She's not the greatest grappler, but she has the best defense.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the best fighters in the UFC's strawweight division. She is an amateur star who made her professional debut at the UFC in 2012. She won both of her amateur fights, going 2-0. She made her UFC debut at Lawler-vs. Brown on July 2014. Jedrzejczyk's first opponent was Juliana Lima, whom she defeated via TKO in the first round.
Valentina Shakhenko has similar martial arts trainings to the Polish fighter. She also studied Muay Thai. In 2012, she began her MMA career as a flyweight. She later moved to the strawweight division. She also competed in 135-pound bantamweight.
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza, a former UFC strawweight champion, is the first woman to hold the title twice. Esparza beat Rose Namajunas by a split decision at UFC 274 in May. She has won six consecutive fights and will defend her title at UFC 281.
Madison Square Garden will host the fight on Nov. 12. It will also be a comain event. Although the UFC has yet confirm this bout, bout agreements have been sent and both fighters have shared information on social media. Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting's reporter, first reported the news.
Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas has a great record against top opponents and is the UFC strawweight champ. Carla Esparza, currently ranked No. 2. The fight was originally scheduled to feature Namajunas as the co-main event, but she was forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 protocols. In the end, Esparza won the bout via rear-naked choke.
Rose started her professional fighting career with Invicta FC in 2013. Rose was promoted to Invicta FC and then went on to the Ultimate Fighter Series. She was a part the finals. She is currently a 10-4-0 UFC record holder. Her success has been largely due to her nutrition support system, PERFECT sports, which she uses to fuel her growth, performance, recovery, and improvement.
Jessica Andrade
UFC strawweight Jessica Andrade holds a strong record that has attracted fans throughout the course of her career. She was a three fight winner before her first loss to Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a title fight. Andrade is currently riding a win streak to beat Claudia Gadelha to get to the top of the ladder for the title.
She is a well-respected expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as Muay Thai. She signed with the UFC in 2013 and is currently the Women's Strawweight Champion. She is expected to be one among the main-event fighters or title challengesrs at the upcoming fight. UFC events require large crowds in order to pay out prize money.
Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang is a Chinese mixed martial artist who fights in the UFC strawweight division. Before becoming a professional MMA fighter, she worked as a kindergarten teacher, fitness instructor, and supermarket cashier. She began training in MMA in 2012 when she joined the Black Tiger Fight Club of Beijing. In November 2013, her professional debut was against Meng Bo at China MMA League. After losing the fight, she went on to win seven more fights. Kunlun Fight 53 was her title fight.
Zhang's fight was anything but easy. Although she was able to score a takedown early on, Namajunas was able to defend her takedown and force the fight to the mat. After a brief stand-up exchange, Namajunas was able get a takedown of her own.