Carla Esparza added to the best winning streak of her UFC career Saturday when she put the first loss on previously unbeaten Marina Rodriguez’s record at UFC on ESPN 14. Esparza (17-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC), the former UFC and Invicta FC strawweight champion, pushed her run of victories to four consecutive fights with a split decision against Rodriguez (13-1-2 MMA, 2-1-2 UFC) in a matchup that had important implications for the strawweight division. The scores were 28-29, 29-28 and 30-27. The 115-pound bout was part of the UFC on ESPN 14 main card, which aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN from Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Esparza wasted no time looking to implement her game plan in the first round.
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