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Alexa Grasso picked to defend UFC title in rematch with Valentina Shevchenko: ‘I think she is the better fighter’

Alexa Grasso picked as better fighter over Valentina Shevchenko ahead of UFC title rematch Booked to immediately rematch former undisputed flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko on Mexican Independence Day in September, newly-minted titleholder, Alexa Grasso has been picked as the “better fighter” by former middleweight kingpin, Michael Bisping – with the Hall of Famer backing Grasso to retain gold to boot. Slated to headline a rare ‘Fight Night’ billed event […]

Booked to immediately rematch former undisputed flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko on Mexican Independence Day in September, newly-minted titleholder, Alexa Grasso has been picked as the “better fighter” by former middleweight kingpin, Michael Bisping – with the Hall of Famer backing Grasso to retain gold to boot.

Slated to headline a rare ‘Fight Night’ billed event at the T-Mobile Arena on September 16. – Guadalajara native, Grasso takes main event status on Mexico Independence Day, rematch challenger, Shevchenko in an undisputed flyweight title.

Turning the tide in a stunning rallying performance back in March of this year in the co-main event of UFC 285, Alexa Grasso managed to force a fourth round submission win over the dominant Shevchenko – bringing a crashing halt to the Krgysztan native’s roughshod run at the flyweight limit.

Michael Bisping doubts Alexa Grasso landed a “fluke” title win in March

Relentlessly drilling her eventual back-take and submission success against Shevchenko during a pre-fight warm-up routine, Grasso, who plys her trade at Lobo Gym – has been backed as the better overal fighter when compared to Shevchenko by Bisping.

“It might sound crazy, but I think Alexa (Grasso) is the better fighter,” Michael Bisping said on his YouTube channel. “That doesn’t sound crazy to me at all. I thought Alexa looked really good. I think that Valentina Shevchenko has been a dominant force for so long, but everyone has their time. Everyone has their end. Everyone has their beginning of the end.”

“Is this the beginning of the end of Shevchenko?” Bisping pondered. “Are her best days behind her? I don’t know – maybe. Maybe she had an off night. Maybe Alexa Grasso is just a better fight. I thought she looked very well. It certainly wasn’t a fluke.”

And ahead of her first defense as a champion under the banner of the UFC, Grasso, 29, currently sits atop the women’s pound-for-pound rankings pile, following the retirement of Brazilian veteran Amanda Nunes back in June.

Report – Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko targeted to headline September UFC event in title rematch

An undisputed flyweight championship rematch between division titleholder, Alexa Grasso, and the current number one ranked contender and former titleholder, Valentina Shevchenko, is reportedly targeted to take main event honors at a UFC event on September 16. from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grasso, the current undisputed flyweight champion, managed to land a […]

Grasso, the current undisputed flyweight champion, managed to land a stunning championship win over Krgysztan native, Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 285 back in March at the same venue, submitting the former with a fourth round face crank submission win.

Alexa Grasso expected to defend title in rematch with Valentina Shevchenko in September

As for Shevchenko, the former bantamweight title challenger suffered her first defeat at the flyweight limit against Mexico favorite, Grasso back in March, having racked up a seven consecutive title defenses. The Schmo was first to report the targeted rematch between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko for Independence Day in September.

“Per sources, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko bout agreements in the works for September 16th as main event,” A tweet read. “Independence Day. Likely location T-Mobile Arena with NSAC approving location. Fight Night or PPV TBD.”

In the midst of a five-fight winning run since making a flyweight division move back in August 2020, Grasso worked her way to a title affair with Shevchenko off the back of successive triumphs against Kim Ji-Yeon, Maycee Barber, Joanne Wood, and Viviane Araujo. Off the. bak of Amanda Nunes’ retirement after UFC 289, Grasso has subsequently landed as the number one pound-for-pound fighter under the UFC banner.

Making a flyweight division debut herself in dominant fashion back in February 2018 in Belem, Brazil – Shevchenko landed a ground strikes TKO win over Priscila Cachoeira, before nabbing vacant flyweight gold with a decision win over former strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

In consecutive title defenses, Shevchenko enjoyed a roughshod run with wins over Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Chookagian, Jennifer Maia, Jessica Andrade, Lauren Murphy, and Taila Santos, before suffering her championship loss to Jalisco favorite, Grasso.

Valentina Shevchenko snaps back at Amanda Nunes after ‘The Lioness’ squashes trilogy talk: ‘She’s not a good person’

Valentina Shevchenko still plans on completing her trilogy with reigning two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes, even if ‘The Lioness’ has seemingly moved on. Nunes will be back in action on Saturday night as the promotion returns to the Great White North for UFC 289, headlined by a women’s bantamweight world title fight between Nunes and […]

Valentina Shevchenko still plans on completing her trilogy with reigning two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes, even if ‘The Lioness’ has seemingly moved on.

Nunes will be back in action on Saturday night as the promotion returns to the Great White North for UFC 289, headlined by a women’s bantamweight world title fight between Nunes and No. 5 ranked contender Irena Aldana. Should Nunes leave Vancouver with her 135-pound crown intact, ‘The Lioness’ will likely find herself once again on a collision course with division rival Julianna Pena, but a third meeting with Shevchenko seems inevitable to everyone. Everyone, except Nunes.

Appearing at the UFC 289 media event on Wednesday, Nunes suggested that a third fight with Valentina Shevchenko “don’t sell nothing” and further disrespected the former flyweight world champion, believing the ‘holes in her game‘ directly led to her submission loss against Alexa Grasso in March. ‘Bullet’ didn’t take kindly to Nunes’ comments and snapped back at the general consensus women’s MMA GOAT.

“I think this fight is still going to happen,” Shevchenko told CBS Sports. “The number one step is taking my belt back.

“I can definitely say the same thing about her fight with Julianna Pena. I feel like she’s trying to put everyone down and take away the respect they deserve. I feel it’s not good. Being a professional, being a martial artist, you have to give credit to everyone. Seeing things like this just shows what kind of person she is. She’s not a good person it looks like.”

When Valentina Shevchenko got fired up when she heard that Amanda Nunes believed there would not be a trilogy fight between then and she let her feelings be known.

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— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 10, 2023

Valentina Shevchenko is Determined to Take Her Belt Back in Alexa Grasso Rematch

In December 2021, Julianna Pena shocked the world when she practically walked through Amanda Nunes at UFC 269, submitting ‘The Lioness’ in the second round to capture her first UFC title. The ‘Venezuelan Vixen’ handed the strap back to Nunes seven months later, suffering a dominant five-round unanimous decision defeat. With the fighters sitting at 1-1, a trilogy fight always felt inevitable though it wasn’t one fans were clamoring for.

Experiencing her own shocking upset inside the Octagon this year, Valentina Shevchenko believes being a champion for so long makes one feel complacent and at times, practically invincible. But now that she has been brought back down to earth, she’s ready to get back to what made her a world champion in the first place, just as Nunes did in her rematch with Pena.

“Being the champion for a long time, you get used to it,” Shevchenko said. “Everyone is saying you’re the greatest and you’re the best. You take it even if you don’t want to listen. Your brain takes it. Now it’s back to the roots. Back to how you started. To be fierce and angry like you were at the beginning. They can study me all day long. All year long. They will actually take nothing from that. Yes, she can repeat a sequence and take a chance opportunity, but I won’t give her any chances in our next fight.”

A rematch between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso is expected to go down before 2023 comes to a close, but no official date or location has been announced.

Despite Amanda Nunes already holding two victories over Valentina Shevchenko, do you want to see them complete their trilogy?

Video – Valentina Shevchenko shuts down fan who asks her out at UFC 289: ‘I’m single, but I’m not sure about the number’

Former flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko hilariously shut down a fan during a Q&A session ahead of UFC 289 this weekend – electing against giving the former her number upon request. Shevchenko, the current #1 ranked flyweight challenger, most recently co-headlined UFC 285 back in March of this year, suffering an eventual fourth round submission defeat, […]

Former flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko hilariously shut down a fan during a Q&A session ahead of UFC 289 this weekend – electing against giving the former her number upon request.

Shevchenko, the current #1 ranked flyweight challenger, most recently co-headlined UFC 285 back in March of this year, suffering an eventual fourth round submission defeat, Shevchenko was submitted by Mexican challenger, Alexa Grasso at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Yet to return to the Octagon in the time since, Shevchenko is expected to rematch Lobo Gym mainstay, Grasso before the close of the year – potentially in September at a pay-per-view event.

Appearing at a question and answer session at a UFC 30th Anniversary event yesterday ahead of UFC 289 this weekend in Vancouver, Canada – Valentina Shevchenko was asked out by a fan as she fielded questions – quickly knocking back the hopeful caller.

“One, are you single?” The fan asked during the Q&A session. “Two, do you want my number?”

“Thank you,” Valentina Shevchenko replied. “I am single, and I am not sure about the number.”

In response to Kyrgyzstan native, Shevchenko, the fan replied, ‘That’s not a no” – receiving a chorus of laughs from those in attendance.

23-4 as a professional, Shevchenko suffered her first loss at the flyweight limit in her March blemish to Grasso earlier this year, having previously landed a stunning nine straight victories since her move to 125 pounds back in 2018.

Debuting with a stoppage win over Priscila Cachoeira, Shevchenko then nabbed vacant flyweight gold in a decision win over former strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Valentina Shevchenko defended the flyweight title seven times

Successfully defending the flyweight crown on seven consecutive occasions, Shevchenko landed wins over Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Chookagian, Jennifer Maia, Jessica Andrade, Lauren Murphy, and Taila Santos during her reign as undisputed flyweight championship holder.

Video – Valentina Shevchenko shuts down fan who asks her out at UFC 289: ‘I’m single, but I’m not sure about the number’

Former flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko hilariously shut down a fan during a Q&A session ahead of UFC 289 this weekend – electing against giving the former her number upon request.

Yet to return to the Octagon in the time since, Shevchenko is expected to rematch Lobo Gym mainstay, Grasso before the close of the year – potentially in September at a pay-per-view event.

“One, are you single?” The fan asked during the Q&A session. “Two, do you want my number?”

“Thank you,” Valentina Shevchenko replied. “I am single, and I am not sure about the number.”

In response to Kyrgyzstan native, Shevchenko, the fan replied, ‘That’s not a no” – receiving a chorus of laughs from those in attendance.

Debuting with a stoppage win over Priscila Cachoeira, Shevchenko then nabbed vacant flyweight gold in a decision win over former strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Valentina Shevchenko defended the flyweight title seven times

Amanda Nunes plays down UFC trilogy fight with Valentina Shevchenko: ‘That don’t sell nothing’

Ahead of her Octagon return at UFC 289 this weekend, two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes has played down the possibility of a future trilogy bout with former undisputed flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko – doubting the promotion is even interested in the fight anymore. Nunes, who headlines UFC 289 this weekend, makes her Octagon return against Mexican […]

Nunes, who headlines UFC 289 this weekend, makes her Octagon return against Mexican challenger, Irene Aldana, attempting to successfully defend her bantamweight crown as she begins her second reign at 135lbs.

Last time out, the Bahia native headlined UFC 277 last July in Dallas, Texas – successfully avenging a shocking career loss to common-foe, Julianna Peña – turning in a dominant, comprehensive unanimous decision success.

As for Shevchenko, the former flyweight champion most recently co-headlined UFC 285 back in March, dropping her title in spectacular fashion to Mexican contender, Alexa Grasso – submitting to a third round rear-naked choke at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

However, prior to Shevchenko’s loss to Grasso, and Nunes’ defeat against Peña – fans had called continually for a third fight between the two, with the Brazilian landing victories over the former in close 2016 and 2017 bouts, respectively.

Amanda Nunes claims Valentina Shevchenko’s game can be exploited

As far as Nunes is concerned, however, a third fight with Krgysztan native, Shevchenko has been cast into doubt, with the Brazilian claiming another pairing of the two would likely not sell as many pay-per-views nowadays.

“Yeah, I don’t know,” Amanda Nunes told assembled media at UFC 289 regarding a trilogy title fight fight with Valentina Shevchenko. “I think I have a lot of noise at 135 [pounds], and I don’t think the UFC is going to stop and then go back with the Valentina (Shevchenko) thing. That don’t sell nothing.”

“I was not surprised [that Valentina Shevchenko lost],” Amanda Nunes explained. “I fought Valentina when she was in her prime, and we were both growing. Last fight, we were both growing as a fighter. Valentina has a lot of holes that I can see. I wasn’t able to do back then, but I see how Alexa Grasso would be able to finish her.”