It seems that an instantaneous rematch with Valentina
Shevchenko will probably be subsequent for newly-crowned flyweight champion
Alexa
Grasso.
Dana White indicated as a lot in the course of the UFC Combat Night time 223
post-fight press convention on Saturday. He didn’t reveal a
potential date or occasion for the bout, nevertheless. “We’re engaged on
that, too,” White mentioned concerning the rematch. “That’s one of many
fights we’re undoubtedly engaged on proper now.”
Grasso authored one in all 2023’s greatest upsets when she submitted
Shevchenko with a fourth-round face crank within the UFC 285 co-main
occasion on March 4. That ended a streak of seven consecutive
profitable title defenses for Shevchenko, who had established
herself as one of many prime feminine pound-for-pound fighters within the
world.
The 29-year-old Grasso has received 5 consecutive fights since transferring
as much as 125 kilos from strawweight. Had the UFC elected to keep away from an
instant rematch, Grasso had quite a few attention-grabbing choices for
her first title protection together with Erin
Blanchfield, Manon
Fiorot and Taila
Santos.
