Tecia Pennington - Carla Esparza

UFC 307 fight between Carla Esparza and Tecia Pennington. Carla announced that this will be her last fight. statistically, fighters who announce their retirement have a very poor winning percentage in their final bout. Carla also mentioned that the fights have taken a toll on her physically and she wants to spend more time with her family. On the other hand, Tecia looks very good, although her last few fights ended with controversial decisions by the judges. In my opinion, she should have won against Mackenzie Dern. Tecia noticeably improved her striking power, which was a problem in the past as she would often be unsure and led to losses by a small margin. She recently won by TKO against a strong opponent, Sam Hughes. She said in an interview that she hopes to finish the rounds with stronger strikes than her opponent. And she is upset with the judges' decisions, saying "the different decisions of the judges really hurt me," said T.Pennington. "It hurts more to lose because of that, than from any punch or kick I received from these girls. I really believed I won those last two fights." Pennington is physically stronger and even if Carla tries to take her down and control her, it is likely that Tecia will quickly get up due to her strong defense. I think Tecia will keep her distance and use good taekwondo techniques, as well as have good lateral strikes. She is also younger, which helps in the fight.

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