Alexa Grasso may have lost her last two fights, but she still houses the ambitions of another outing with Valentina Shevchenko.
Bizarre enough, a trilogy was not enough to arrange the score between the couple, whose feud started when the Mexican Kyrgyz champion Shevchenko beat two years ago in their first meeting. It was one of the greatest disturbances of 2023 and led a new era for the division.
It was assumed that the massive upset was only a blip on the radar, but Grasso defended her belt while the pair of moisture to a draw in the rematch at NOCHE UFC in September. Shevchenko finally recovered the gold last September and Grasso seemed to come out of the battle when she lost her next fight to Natalia Silva.
Alexa Grasso still wants fourth fights to arrange the score with Valentina Shevchenko
Alexa Grasso is still one of the best contenders in flying weight, regardless of the fact that she currently has a two -way skid. And she wants to remind fans how close she is with another fight with Valentina Shevchenko, as soon as she returns to the win column.
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“I hope so,” she replied when he was asked in an exclusive chat with Bloody Elbow when she thinks there is still a fight between brewing. “We are two women who fight for the same dream in the same sport and I respect her as an athlete. But it's all things.
“I can't imagine that I will take a coffee with her, but maybe you never know in the future … She is great and it is clear why she has so many title defenses. To be honest, it is also inspiring.”
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After losing Silva on UFC 315, Grasso is further from a title fight than it has been in years. However, she has a number of potential attacks with top perspectives and former champions that could immediately conflict.
“I am not the kind of person who tells the UFC:” I want this, give me that, “I just wait and trust the UFC plan,” she went on. 'I will be ready … we have some good matchups available to me; Manon [Fiorot]There [Blanchfield] And pink [Namajunas] Jasmine [Jasudavicius].
“Each of those girls would be great for me, I don't think I am in a position where I can say:” Oh, I want her specifically. As long as it is such a person, I will make sure that I am ready and that is all I can do. “