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Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway

UFC 306 faceoff: Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko hug after taking familiar look at press conference

LAS VEGAS – The latest in a seemingly endless run of faceoffs between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko went down Thursday at the UFC 306 pre-fight press conference.

Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) will put her women’s flyweight title on the line against Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) in the first women’s trilogy bout in company history, which serves as the co-main event of Noche UFC on Saturday at Sphere (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews).

With Grasso holding the advantage in the series at 1-0-1, she will look to close the door on “The Bullet.” Former champion Shevchenko will have something to say about though after feeling she was robbed in the decision of the second fight, and her fierceness shined through at the staredown.

Check out the video above to see Grasso and Shevchenko face off at the UFC 306 pre-fight press conference.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.

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