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On Mother's Day, Alexa Grasso returns to the UFC octagon to face Natalia Silva in her first fight of 2025. The Mexican is going for the win that will allow her to challenge champion Valentina Shevchenko
This Saturday night, UFC 315 will be held in Montreal, Canada, with the main fight featuring Belal Muhammad (champion) against Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight world title
In addition, Valentina Shevchenko will have the first defense of her flyweight championship against Manon Fiorot. She regained the title by unanimous decision last September against Alexa Grasso
Fight history between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko
On March 4, 2023, Alexa Grasso surprised by defeating Shevchenko by submission at UFC 285 to become flyweight champion for the first time in her career
In September of the same year, she controversially retained at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 after the fight was declared a draw
Finally, in September 2024, Shevchenko took revenge at UFC 306 to become champion again with a great unanimous decision victory
Could Alexa Grasso fight Valentina Shevchenko for a fourth time?
In the UFC, anything can happen and a fourth clash between these fighters is not out of the question, although Shevchenko has already hinted that she is not interested
After regaining the belt last year, she said the following about this possibility: "I think the public wants to see new faces, as I said before, I am willing to fight anyone, but I think in the near future, it would not be very appropriate"
Today, Valentina Shevchenko is in first place in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings, while Alexa Grasso is third. In the women's flyweight rankings, the Mexican is the best in the world
Alexa Grasso's record as a professional fighter
Born on August 9, 1993 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Alexa Grasso has a record of 16 wins (4 knockouts), 4 losses and 1 draw as a professional fighter since 2012.
Between 2020 and 2023, she had five wins in a row against: Ji Yeon Kim, Maycee Barber, Joane Wood, Viviane Araujo and Valentina Shevchenko.