Valentina Shevchenko fearful of biased judging, refereeing in UFC title rematch with Alexa Grasso

Valentina Shevchenko fearful of biased judges referee Alexa Grasso rematch UFCValentina Shevchenko wants an immediate rematch with Alexa Grasso, but wants to make sure there is fair officiating In an interview with Ariel Helwani of The MMA Hour, Shevchenko spoke about a potential fight in Grasso’s home country.  “I am right now in the position to not say ‘Oh no, Mexico, I can’t go’…No, I […]

Valentina Shevchenko fearful of biased judges referee Alexa Grasso rematch UFC

Valentina Shevchenko wants an immediate rematch with Alexa Grasso, but wants to make sure there is fair officiating

In an interview with Ariel Helwani of The MMA Hour, Shevchenko spoke about a potential fight in Grasso’s home country. 

I am right now in the position to not say ‘Oh no, Mexico, I can’t go’…No, I will definitely go to where the UFC puts the event,” Valentina Shevchenko said. “For me, [it’s] most important to know that the judges and the referees are good in this fight, that they’re not leaning towards one side or another side.”

Shevchenko, one of the greatest fighters of all-time, lost the flyweight title to Grasso in early March at UFC 285. The 35-year-old also claimed referee Jason Herzog’s decisions in the fight may have affected her performance.

Grasso, who was a massive underdog from Guadalajara, Mexico, submitted Valentina Shevchenko in the fourth round of their fight. It was the first submission loss in the Kyrgyzstan native’s legendary career. 

Valentina Shevchenko is Open to Fighting Alexa Grasso in Mexico 

“The Bullet” isn’t shying away from a rematch in enemy territory. 

“For me, there is nothing better than to hear the full silence of the crowd when they cannot support their fighter because I understand there is nothing they can do,” She said. 

Before losing at UFC 285, Shevchenko (23-4) was on a nine-fight unbeaten streak and defended the flyweight title seven times. Her fighting resume includes wins over former champions Joanna J?drzejczyk, Julianna Peña and Holly Holm, to name a very select few. 

Grasso, the first Mexican-born women’s UFC champion, has won five fights in a row. The 29-year-old has been outspoken about granting her most recent opponent an immediate title rematch on Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16. 

Despite Grasso’s interest, UFC president Dana White shot down plans for a 2023 event in Mexico. UFC 188 was the last pay-per-view in Mexico. 

The former champion is certainly looking to reclaim UFC gold sooner rather than later.

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Prosecutors plan on taking the Jon Jones case to a grand jury. The former UFC light heavyweight champion was arrested in April on a felony charge for a hit-and-run incident in Albuquerque. MMAFighting’s Marc Raimondi reported that, after running a red light, Jones ran his rental vehicle into two other vehicles, causing a three-car pileup. […]

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Calling a “do-over” never felt so good. Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum will finally meet to unify the heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 188 in Mexico City. When they do, they’ll make good on the fight company’s longstanding plan to try to storm into Mexico’s coveted fight market with Velasquez as its vanguard. You may […]

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Henry Cejudo, an Olympic wrestler, gold medalist and the current top prospect in the UFC’s flyweight division, has been scheduled to appear at UFC 188, which will take place in Mexico City. An American born to Mexican parents, Cejudo publicly asked for a place on this card following his victory over Chris Cariaso at UFC […]