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Alexa Grasso retains title, fights Valentina Shevchenko to split decision draw in instant classic – Noche UFC Highlights

Alexa Grasso retains flyweight title in split draw against Valentina Shevchenko Noche UFC highlightsRetaining her undisputed flyweight championship and receiving massive plaudits for doing so, undisputed division champion, Alexa Grasso manages to remain weight class gold holder come the conclusion of Noche UFC tonight, fighting ex-champion Valentina Shevchenko to a split draw decision in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grasso, who managed to clinch the undisputed flyweight crown from Shevchenko […]

Alexa Grasso retains flyweight title in split draw against Valentina Shevchenko Noche UFC highlights

Retaining her undisputed flyweight championship and receiving massive plaudits for doing so, undisputed division champion, Alexa Grasso manages to remain weight class gold holder come the conclusion of Noche UFC tonight, fighting ex-champion Valentina Shevchenko to a split draw decision in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Grasso, who managed to clinch the undisputed flyweight crown from Shevchenko in a massive upset win back in March, handed the veteran her first defeat at the weight class in a rallying third round neck crank submission win.

And tonight, once more leaving ‘Sin City’ with a championship in tow, Guadalajara managed to retain her title on Mexican Independence Day no less, courtesy of a split decision draw at the T-Mobile Arena.

Causing concern for Shevchenko more than once, who again elected to utilize her grappling ability, Grasso would drop the Kyrgyzstan native with a big right hand straight in the second, sending the latter reeling and tumbling backwards.

Below, catch the highlights from Alexa Grasso’s rematch with Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFC

Alexa Grasso snaps back at Valentina Shevchenko during Noche UFC athlete panel

ShevchenkoAlexa Grasso took a dig at Valentina Shevchenko’s status as a 17-time Muay Thai world champion. Both women appeared as part of an athlete panel ahead of their highly anticipated scrap on Saturday night at Noche UFC. Grasso and Shevchenko will headline the evening’s festivities, running back their UFC 285 clash that saw Grasso score […]

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Alexa Grasso took a dig at Valentina Shevchenko’s status as a 17-time Muay Thai world champion.

Both women appeared as part of an athlete panel ahead of their highly anticipated scrap on Saturday night at Noche UFC. Grasso and Shevchenko will headline the evening’s festivities, running back their UFC 285 clash that saw Grasso score a massive upset via a fourth-round rear-naked choke submission.

Speaking about her strategy going into the sequel bout, Alexa Grasso revealed that her goal would be to keep the fight standing and strike despite her last victory coming on the canvas.

“I love striking fights. I do everything I can to keep the fight on the feet and I was doing pretty well,” Grasso said. “The first round was amazing. I was doing pretty well so I’m going to bring everything an amazing fight this Saturday night.”

Shevchenko Reminds Everyone of Her Accomplishments in Combat Sports

Valentina Shevchenko was quick to snap back at Grasso’s comments, reminding the world that she is a multi-time Muay Thai champion in addition to her plethora of accomplishments inside the Octagon.

“I want to remind everyone [that I’m] a 17-time world Muay Thai champion,” Shevchenko said. “Seven title defenses and you cannot get rid of this. It’s going to stay in you forever. You can be better. You can make an adjustment or whatever you want to do, but the power, the confidence, and the experience is still here and it’s gonna explode on Saturday.”

Alexa Grasso took the opportunity to throw some shade at Shevchenko, questioning why the 17-time Muay Thai champion chose to grapple with her instead of putting her striking skills on display in their March meeting.

“Being a Muay Thai champion, I thought you wanted to strike with me, but you decided to ground to the ground,” Grasso added. “Fourth round, I made a lot of adjustments.

Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko – Betting Odds, Start Time, PPV Price & Full Fight Card

Noche UFC Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Betting Odds, Start Time, PPV, LineupAttempting to successfully defend her newly-minted flyweight championship this weekend atop of a Noche UFC event in ‘Sin City’, Mexican fan-favorite, Alexa Grasso faces another massive prospect in the form of her rematch with ex-champion, Valentina Shevchenko, closing fastly as a betting underdog to retain her crown on Mexican Independence Day.  Grasso, who has since […]

Noche UFC Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 Betting Odds, Start Time, PPV, Lineup

Attempting to successfully defend her newly-minted flyweight championship this weekend atop of a Noche UFC event in ‘Sin City’, Mexican fan-favorite, Alexa Grasso faces another massive prospect in the form of her rematch with ex-champion, Valentina Shevchenko, closing fastly as a betting underdog to retain her crown on Mexican Independence Day. 

Grasso, who has since managed to clinch the status as the number one pound-for-pound female fighter under the banner of the UFC, managed to turn in a shocking upset title win in a year of earth-shattering underdog victories just earlier this year back in March.

Co-headlining UFC 285, Grasso, who challenged for gold for the first time in her organizational tenure, managed to rally to end Shevchenko’s title reign in spectacular fashion, submitting the flyweight champion with a third round neck crank submission win. 

Start Time

The start time for Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2, Noche UFC at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has the prelims beginning at 7pm ET and the main card commencing at 10 pm ET. Noche UFC event marks the celebration of Mexican Independence Day.

Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2 Betting Odds at Noche UFC

However, despite her rallying effort to submit the dominant Kyrgyzstan native and end her perfect run at the flyweight limit, Grasso is closing significantly as a +140 betting underdog with Betway to repeat that feat this weekend and defeat Shevchenko, this time as defending champion. 

Seeing her nine-fight successful title defense run halted by Lobo Gym staple, Grasso back in March, Betway have still placed striking sensation, Shevchenko as a -175 betting favorite to beat Grasso, avenge her sole flyweight loss and reclaim the divisional title this weekend atop Noche UFC.

As far as finishes are concerned between the two, Shevchenko, who has displayed both her striking and grappling chops to much acclaim during her run with the UFC, is available currently as a -350 to defeat Grasso via KO, TKO, or by disqualification this weekend – while the champion is sat at +1,2000 to win via strikes or disqualification.

While Shevchenko sits as a -350 betting favorite to win via strikes, Grasso has landed odds of -350 to herself land a second career win over Shevchenko by way of submission this weekend in her first attempt title defense. 

Another exciting fight which features on the main card of Noche UFC this weekend comes in the form of a co-headlining clash at welterweight between the streaking promotional-perfect contender, Jack Della Maddalena, and fan-favorite striker, Kevin Holland.

Exploding on the UFC scene since his arrival from Dana White’s Contender Series, Australian challenger, Della Maddalena is closing as a close -160 betting favorite to defeat the +120 betting underdog, Holland in their pivotal welterweight clash, despite his close split decision win over Bassil Hafez back in July on short-notice.

Exciting bantamweight prospect, Raul Rosas Jr. also makes his comeback to the Octagon on the main card of Noche UFC this weekend, attending to avenge his first professional mixed martial arts loss as he takes on Terrence Mitchell. 

Suffering a decision loss to Christian Rodriguez back in April at UFC 287, the dynamic striking and grappling prospect has taken some time off from active competition ahead of his return – and is closing currently as a whopping -800 betting favorite to beat the +500 betting underdog, Mitchell, as the latter makes his first-ever Octagon appearance. 

Tickets

Tickets for Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA are available here.

PPV Price

Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2, UFC Noche, is available to all subscribers of ESPN+. You can get access to ESPN+ here.

Grasso vs. Shevchenko Full Fight Card

Main card (ESPN+)

  • Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko
  • Kevin Holland vs. Jack Della Maddalena
  • Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Terrence Mitchell
  • Daniel Zellhuber vs. Christos Giagos
  • Fernando Padilla vs. Kyle Nelson

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

  • Lupita Godinez vs. Elise Reed
  • Roman Kopylov vs. Josh Fremd
  • Edgar Cháirez vs. Daniel Lacerda
  • Tracy Cortez vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
  • Alex Reyes vs. Charlie Campbell
  • Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs. Marnic Mann

Can Alexa Grasso upset the odds and beat Valentina Shevchenko for the second time?

Alexa Grasso coy ahead Noche UFC rematch with Valentina Shevchenko: ‘This is a big challenge’

Alexa Grasso admits it's a big challenge to beat Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFCAttempting to land a second straight career win against former flyweight queen, Valentina Shevchenko this weekend at Noche UFC, pound-for-pound number one, Alexa Grasso admits it will prove to be a “big challenge” to defeat the Kyrgyzstan native again.  Grasso, the current undisputed flyweight champion, is slated to headline Noche UFC this weekend in Las […]

Alexa Grasso admits it's a big challenge to beat Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFC

Attempting to land a second straight career win against former flyweight queen, Valentina Shevchenko this weekend at Noche UFC, pound-for-pound number one, Alexa Grasso admits it will prove to be a “big challenge” to defeat the Kyrgyzstan native again. 

Grasso, the current undisputed flyweight champion, is slated to headline Noche UFC this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada – attempting to successfully defend her flyweight crown at the first time of trying in an immediate title rematch with Shevchenko.

Landing a huge upset victory over the dominant gold holder back in March at UFC 285 in a co-main event slot, Mexican favorite, Grasso rallied to dispatch Shevchenko with a fourth round neck crank submission win. 

And preparing for a challenging onslaught this weekend in ‘Sin City’, Lobo Gym staple, Grasso admitted a sizeable task awaits her against Shevchenko.

“Her (Valentina Shevchenko) career has been great,” Alexa Grasso told MMA Junkie. “It motivates me even more and makes me train extremely hard because I know she’s doing the same. I know that both of us are bringing entirely new games. We’re coming stronger, faster and more aggressive than the first fight. I love challenges, and this is a big challenge.”

Valentina Shevchenko vowed to “destroy” Alexa Grasso in Noche UFC rematch

Speaking with LowKick MMA earlier this month, Shevchenko explained how she expects a feeling similar to a resurrection in her title fight rematch with Grasso this weekend at Noche UFC, and as usual according to her, she will enter the clash with the Mexican with the intention to “destroy” her definitively. 

March’s loss to Grasso saw the dominant, Shevchenko suffer her first title fight defeat in a staggering nine outings, having enjoyed a spectacular undisputed run of eleven victories since her move from the bantamweight division to boot. 

Can Alexa Grasso defeat Valentina Shevchenko again at Noche UFC on Saturday?

Exclusive – Valentina Shevchenko determined to ‘Destroy’ Alexa Grasso in anticipated UFC title rematch

ShevchenkoValentina Shevchenko is hell-bent on reclaiming the UFC flyweight title that she believes is rightfully hers. On September 16, ‘Bullet’ will attempt to bounce back after suffering her first loss in more than five years. Stepping into the co-main event at UFC 285 earlier this year, Shevchenko shockingly surrendered her gold to Alex Grasso after […]

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Valentina Shevchenko is hell-bent on reclaiming the UFC flyweight title that she believes is rightfully hers.

On September 16, ‘Bullet’ will attempt to bounce back after suffering her first loss in more than five years. Stepping into the co-main event at UFC 285 earlier this year, Shevchenko shockingly surrendered her gold to Alex Grasso after succumbing to a fourth-round rear-naked choke submission. Seven months later, the pair will run it back at Noche UFC.

As fight week approaches, Shevchenko sat down with James Lynch in a LowKick MMA exclusive interview to discuss her mindset going into the highly anticipated title tilt. Asked if she was focusing on a specific aspect of her game going into the rematch, ‘Bullet’ revealed that her training has been business as usual.

“It’s everything. Everything as usual because in MMA, it’s a complete fight style,” Shevchenko said. “You are and I am complete MMA fighters. I have to focus on everything in terms of wins and losses to the best of [my ability]. I cannot focus on only one thing and then in the fight, something changed and I’m not prepared. The fighter who fights on a high level of competition has to work on everything.”

Valentina Shevchenko Offers Her Prediction for Rematch with Alexa Grasso

To prepare, Shevchenko has been honing her skills at the iconic Tiger Muay Thai in Phuket, Thailand. There, ‘Bullet’ feels like she’s been able to get back to the roots of what eventually grew into her becoming one of the most dangerous women in mixed martial arts.

“It’s kind of like when you are reviving everything from the beginning and it’s kinda like the same when you’re going back to the place where you were growing up,” Shevchenko continued. “You remember your feelings on this journey to become the best. To become the greatest. And definitely, all these emotions wake you up and say, ‘Okay, this is what you have to feel. This is what you have to do.’”

As for how she sees things playing out, Valentina Shevchenko is determined to destroy Alex Grasso and reclaim the flyweight crown in emphatic fashion when she returns to Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.

“I go there for the victory. I go there to destroy my opponent,” Shevchenko said. “I go there not to joke around. I go there to take what is mine and show not the best version of me but the greatest version of me.”