Alexa Grasso is sorting through the fallout of losing her title to Valentina Shevchenko in their UFC 306 trilogy bout.
Grasso’s (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) reign as women’s flyweight champion came to an end after 18 months Saturday when she was outworked by Shevchenko (24-4-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision loss at Noche UFC at Sphere in Las Vegas.
The Mexican didn’t have many answers for Shevchenko’s wrestling in the first women’s trilogy fight in UFC history, and as a result the series between the rivals now is even at 1-1-1. This outcome was clear-cut, though, leaving questions about where Grasso now stands.
She doesn’t seem to have gotten that far in her thought process, but she made it clear that a return to training with focus on growth and improvement is the priority to ensure she doesn’t put on another repeat performance in the future (via Instagram):
I want to thank you for all your support 🤍
It wasn’t the night I wanted.
I’ll get back to training and I promise the next fight will be much better 🦾
I love them 🙏🏼❤️
Despite her loss, there is always the lingering possibility of a fourth fight between Grasso and Shevchenko in the future. Shevchenko said after UFC 306 that she would prefer to move on to new business, though, and ideally take on one of the “fresh faces” in the 125-pound division.
Manon Fiorot weighed in as the backup fighter at UFC 306 and could potentially be next in line, meaning Grasso will have to face another contender.
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