Former UFC ladies’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso has her first battle since shedding the title within the calendar.
Grasso (16-4-1) was unseated from the 125-pound throne final September on the second Noche UFC occasion. Having beforehand defeated and fought to a draw in opposition to the lady she took the gold from, Valentina Shevchenko, the Mexican was unable to document a second victory over “Bullet” of their trilogy.
Within the co-main occasion contained in the Sphere, Grasso was comfortably crushed throughout 5 rounds. The one-sided method of the loss dominated out any likelihood of the ex-champ getting a direct shot at regaining the belt, and he or she’ll now need to earn it in a possible title eliminator.
And that now seems to be booked, with Sportsnet reporting that Grasso will share the cage with surging contender Natália Silva (18-5-1) at UFC 315 in Montréal, Québec, Canada on Could 10.
Silva has risen to #5 within the flyweight division courtesy of a spotless 6-0 document on combined martial arts’ greatest stage since debuting again in 2022.
The previous Jungle Combat champion established herself as one to look at with a spotlight reel knockout in opposition to Tereza Bledá and beatdown of Victoria Leonardo, and he or she’s since damaged by into title rivalry with choice wins over Andrea Lee, Viviane Araújo, and Jéssica Andrade.
Ought to she add Grasso’s title to a profitable streak that presently spans 12 straight fights, Silva would probably place herself in line to problem the winner of Shevchenko’s anticipated title protection reverse Manon Fiorot this 12 months.
