Two former champions will go head to head at the UFC’s return to Florida.
Carla Esparza, the inaugural UFC strawweight titleholder, meets Livinha Souza, a former Invicta FC strawweight champ, at UFC on ESPN 3 on April 27 in Sunrise, Florida, just outside of Fort Lauderdale. Combate reported the pairing this past weekend.
Esparza is currently riding a two-fight skid, with a one-sided submission loss to rising contender Tatiana Suarez at UFC 228 last September and a split decision defeat to former title challenger Claudia Gadelha at UFC 225 last June. Her last win was a decision over Cynthia Calvillo at the end of 2017.