Filed under: News , UFC LAS VEGAS – Although she still has only one UFC bout to her credit, big things appear to be on the horizon for strawweight Claudia Gadelha . UFC President Dana White said at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale press conference that Gadelha “definitely makes sense” as the first challenger to newly minted champ Carla Esparza if she’s able to defeat Joanna Jedrzejczyk at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 13. Esparza (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) submitted Rose Namajunas (2-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to claim the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight title at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. Now, the question is what’s next. One option, it appears, is Gadelha (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), 26, who was scheduled to join the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 20.” She was scratched before filming began this summer because she feared she could not repeatedly make the 115-pound limit.
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Dana White: Claudia Gadelha ‘makes sense’ as Carla Esparza’s first title defense – MMA Junkie