LAS VEGAS – Trevor Wittman wants the Carla Esparza rematch back for Rose Namajunas – and himself. In her second reign as UFC strawweight champion, Namajunas (11-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) defended her title against Zhang Weili at UFC 268 in November, defeating her for a second consecutive time. Eagerly waiting for a shot at gold is former champion Carla Esparza (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who submitted Namajunas in 2014 to win Season 20 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and the inaugural UFC strawweight title. Wittman, who won “Coach of the Year” at the 13th annual World MMA Awards on Friday, cornered Namajunas in that fight and would like nothing more than for his fighter to right that wrong
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