NEW YORK – Rose Namajunas believes Carla Esparza should be next for her after registering a successful title defense against Zhang Weili at UFC 268 . Many believed Esparza (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) should’ve been the opponent to challenge Namajunas (11-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) on Saturday’s pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden. Instead, Weili (21-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) got an immediate rematch, but fell short in a split decision . Moving forward, Namajunas thinks it makes sense to revisit Esparza, who won their first matchup by third-round submission in the inaugural UFC strawweight title fight at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale in December 2014. “She was on my mind before going into this one,” Namajunas told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at the UFC 268 post-fight news conference.
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