Valentina Shevchenko seemingly was pulling away from a game Alexa Grasso in the fourth round of their UFC 285 title fight until one big mistake led to a stunning finish.
In the final minute of the fourth round, Shevchenko whiffed on a spinning back kick, leading to Grasso immediately jumping her back and taking the fight to the mat. From there, Grasso was relentless as she sunk in a rear-naked choke until Shevchenko tapped out, making Grasso the new women’s flyweight champion and first Mexican woman to ever claim UFC gold.
Just how stunning was Grasso’s upset, and what do we think of an immediate rematch? That’s what we asked this week’s “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Farah Hannoun and Dan Tom, who weighed in on the topic with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia.
Check out their discussion in the video above and don’t miss this week’s full episode below.
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