Carla Kristen Esparza, known as Carla Esparza, better known as Cookie Monster, is one of the renowned professional names in the mixed martial arts (MMA) world; He currently competes in the strawweight division of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and is considered one of the best strawweight fighters in the world.
The UFC star has a huge name and massive fame in her professional career as a former UFC Strawweight and Invicta FC Strawweight champion, most popular for her wrestling abilities. In this article, we will give you much more interesting facts about the life of Carl Esparza.
Biography of Carla Esparza
The UFC fighter was born Carla Kristen O’Connell on October 10, 1987 in Torrance, California, United States. Throughout her childhood, Carla was known to be a dedicated athlete. She attended Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California. There, she competed in basketball, running, and wrestling. Her wrestling prowess set her apart from other competitors and earned her several wins.
titles and awards; including a four-year wrestling scholarship to Menlo College to wrestle with his trainer and two-time former Olympian, Lee Allen.
At Menlo College, Carla Esparza began her training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Academy, led by Rener, Rynor and Ralek Gracie. During the summer of her junior year, she began training with Team Oyama, expanding her mixed martial arts repertoire. This helped her become a two-time United States College Wrestling Champion.
The Cookie Monster made her professional MMA debut in 2010 against Cassie Trost, winning by third-round technical knockout. Her next matches were against Karina Hallinan and Lacey Schuckman and she was won by decisive submission. Six months into her debut, she was called up by Bellator MMA as a last-minute replacement for an injured Angela Magaña in the Bellator Season 3 115lb tournament at Bellator 24. Carla’s opponent was the undefeated then number one ranked MMA fighter . Megumi Fujii.
Due to last minute preparations, Esparza lost the fight in the second round via armbar submission. Later in 2011, Esparza returned to the Bellator cage, facing Season 3 Tournament opponent Jessica Aguilar at the Bellator 46 event. Aguilar would go on to defeat Esparza after a three-round split decision fight.
She then made her XFC debut against Felice Herrig at XFC 15: Tribute in Tampa, Florida; defeat Herrig by unanimous decision. This feat allowed her to become the Invicta FC and Strawweight Championship fighter, in a contract she signed with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) on December 11, 2013. The Cookie Monster is known for her powerful wrestling and Brazilian jiu jitsu.
On the mat, she often mounts an opponent and controls them with strikes while looking for submissions; and while standing, she’ll just acquire and attack with punches, knees, and elbows. She was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship Women’s Strawweight Champion and the first Invicta FC Strawweight Champion. His other medals include single performance of the night; The Ultimate Fighter 20
Winner Tournament; Fighter of the year 2014.
She is in the Straweight division, has a professional fight MMArecord which includes 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws; totaling 18 matches, and is a purple belt holder. She has been active from 2010 to date. As of July 26, 2018, she is ranked 6th in the official UFC strawweight rankings.
Family
Being a popular figure in the fighting industry, and a celebrity in her own right, a lot of questions have been asked about her family background, personal background, and sexual orientation. Although we don’t know who her parents are or how many siblings she has, we do know for sure that she is unmarried, has never been married, has neither husband nor child.
Unlike most athletes who use social media, Carla Esparza looks like a lady who prefers to keep her personal stuff to show off her families, spouses and children. As far as we know, she hasn’t said a word about her sexual preference, doesn’t look like a lesbian, and hasn’t gotten involved in any sexual controversy. Extremely ambitious in her professional career, she wants to become the best MMA player.
Height, weight, measurements
A very athletic person with such a good figure, Monster Cookie stands at 5 feet 1 inch which is 165 cm. Its weight is 52 kg. His other measurements are currently not available.