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Retains belt after draw
Grasso retained her UFC Women's Flyweight Championship on Saturday after fighting Valentina Shevchenko to a split draw (47-48, 48-47, 47-47) at Noche UFC in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
What a weird, extremely entertaining fight. Regardless of who you felt deserved to win, Grasso proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that her win over Shevchenko this past March wasn't a fluke. Alexa again struggled with the wrestling game of Valentina at times, allowing four takedowns, but she landed the crisper, harder strikes most of the fight, including a Round 2 knock down. It turns out Grasso was set to lose her title until judge Mike Bell inexplicably gave her a 10-8 score in Round 5. That's indefensible, but Alexa very well may have deserved to win regardless, as she was the better fighter in Rounds 2, 4 and 5. The gap between these two women is minuscule, and this quirky result almost certainly means the two will link up for a third bout at some point down the line. There's really no other option.
What a weird, extremely entertaining fight. Regardless of who you felt deserved to win, Grasso proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that her win over Shevchenko this past March wasn't a fluke. Alexa again struggled with the wrestling game of Valentina at times, allowing four takedowns, but she landed the crisper, harder strikes most of the fight, including a Round 2 knock down. It turns out Grasso was set to lose her title until judge Mike Bell inexplicably gave her a 10-8 score in Round 5. That's indefensible, but Alexa very well may have deserved to win regardless, as she was the better fighter in Rounds 2, 4 and 5. The gap between these two women is minuscule, and this quirky result almost certainly means the two will link up for a third bout at some point down the line. There's really no other option.
Slated to fight Shevchenko
Grasso will take on Valentina Shevchenko in a flyweight bout at a UFC event on Sept. 16, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Grasso is slated for a rematch with Shevchenko, who she took out with a rear-naked choke in Round 4 of a fight back in March to become the UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. Grasso hasn't lost a fight since 2019, and she'll look to keep that streak alive in a rematch of what was a thrilling fight.
Grasso is slated for a rematch with Shevchenko, who she took out with a rear-naked choke in Round 4 of a fight back in March to become the UFC Women's Flyweight Champion. Grasso hasn't lost a fight since 2019, and she'll look to keep that streak alive in a rematch of what was a thrilling fight.
Stuns world to become UFC champ
Grasso became the new UFC Women's Flyweight Champion on Saturday, defeating Valentina Shevchenko via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:34 of Round 4 at UFC 285 in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Unbelievable. Grasso entered with exactly one submission victory in her decade-plus in the sport, so of course she dug up her second in by far her biggest spot to date. The finish aside, Alexa performed pretty well. She was consistently effective on the feet, hitting the former champion and not getting overwhelmed in return. Grasso won Round 1 before Shevchenko pulled ahead in Rounds 2 and 3 with her grappling. Alexa was performing well in Round 4, at which point Valentina attempted an odd spinning kick. Grasso saw the opportunity to sneak behind her opponent, ripped her to the mat and clamped on the choke that ended the fight. The result -- or at least how it happened -- is about as unlikely as it gets in mixed martial arts. This fight aside, Alexa had traditionally struggled against high-level competition. She doesn't have the look of a champion that will be able to hold her belt through multiple title defenses, but she showed in this one she is capable of defying the odds. A rematch against Shevchenko will almost certainly be next up. In the meantime, she'll rightfully go home with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
Unbelievable. Grasso entered with exactly one submission victory in her decade-plus in the sport, so of course she dug up her second in by far her biggest spot to date. The finish aside, Alexa performed pretty well. She was consistently effective on the feet, hitting the former champion and not getting overwhelmed in return. Grasso won Round 1 before Shevchenko pulled ahead in Rounds 2 and 3 with her grappling. Alexa was performing well in Round 4, at which point Valentina attempted an odd spinning kick. Grasso saw the opportunity to sneak behind her opponent, ripped her to the mat and clamped on the choke that ended the fight. The result -- or at least how it happened -- is about as unlikely as it gets in mixed martial arts. This fight aside, Alexa had traditionally struggled against high-level competition. She doesn't have the look of a champion that will be able to hold her belt through multiple title defenses, but she showed in this one she is capable of defying the odds. A rematch against Shevchenko will almost certainly be next up. In the meantime, she'll rightfully go home with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
Facing Shevchenko at UFC 285
Grasso will challenge Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 285 on March 4 in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Grasso will look to take down Valentina Shevchenko during her eighth title defense in March. The 29-year-old Mexican fighter currently holds an impressive 7-3 record in the UFC, but she will face off with an opponent who hasn't lost since September 2017.
Grasso will look to take down Valentina Shevchenko during her eighth title defense in March. The 29-year-old Mexican fighter currently holds an impressive 7-3 record in the UFC, but she will face off with an opponent who hasn't lost since September 2017.
Victorious in first UFC main event
Grasso defeated Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It was another solid, if unspectacular, performance from Grasso in a fight which never appeared to be in doubt. As is typically the case whenever Alexa fights, she was able to wear down her opponent with plenty of volume on the feet. Grasso is an excellent technical striker and deceptively strong for her size, but she doesn't have a knockout victory on her resume dating back to December 2014. Three of her four career KO victories came in her first three pro fights. Although Grasso looks considerably better at flyweight (4-0) than she did at strawweight, it's important to note her seven UFC victories have come against Araujo, Joanne Wood, Maycee Barber, Ji Yeon Kim, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Randa Markos, and Heather Jo Clark. She hasn't exactly faced a murderer's row of competition, and while Grasso is clearly one of the better fighters in what is clearly the thinnest division in the entire company, we need to see more before labeling Grasso any sort of legitimate title contender at 125 pounds.
It was another solid, if unspectacular, performance from Grasso in a fight which never appeared to be in doubt. As is typically the case whenever Alexa fights, she was able to wear down her opponent with plenty of volume on the feet. Grasso is an excellent technical striker and deceptively strong for her size, but she doesn't have a knockout victory on her resume dating back to December 2014. Three of her four career KO victories came in her first three pro fights. Although Grasso looks considerably better at flyweight (4-0) than she did at strawweight, it's important to note her seven UFC victories have come against Araujo, Joanne Wood, Maycee Barber, Ji Yeon Kim, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Randa Markos, and Heather Jo Clark. She hasn't exactly faced a murderer's row of competition, and while Grasso is clearly one of the better fighters in what is clearly the thinnest division in the entire company, we need to see more before labeling Grasso any sort of legitimate title contender at 125 pounds.