Las Vegas-. Mexican night at the Las Vegas Sphere It was not what was expected. Alexa Grasso lost her flyweight title to Valentina Shevchenko in the finale of the first women’s trilogy in UFC history.
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The wars did not have the typical round of study, they were direct to the impact and from the exchange of blows the Mexican was the most affected. She ended up with significant damage to her forehead, eyelid and also to her upper lip. The battle took place on the ground, and the Guadalajara native was able to nullify the Kyrgyzstan native long enough until the round ended.
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The Mexican fell by unanimous decision against the Ukrainian! 😞🇲🇽❌
Alexa Grasso fought with everything and always went forward despite how difficult it was, today she lost the Flyweight title but you will see that life will give her her revenge 💪
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The intention of Grasso It was fighting standing up, the opposite of Shevchenko who did everything possible to take the war to the canvas. She succeeded when Alexa missed a move and her rival took advantage to grab her by the neck and try to submit her. With outstanding legwork, she avoided all kinds of danger and even came close to defeating her with shoulder damage, but once again there was no time on the clock.
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By the third round, the fight finally took off into the territory he was seeking. Alexa Grasso. The public knew it and supported her with their shouts, while the projections of the statues of Julio Cesar Chavez, Raul Macias or Salvador Sanchez They watched from the Sphere dome. However, another lack of coordination ended up leaving her on the ground and Shevchenko, instead of looking for the submission, opted to hit her as much as possible. Again, it could have been worse, but Grassso survived until the end of the round.
Alexa She changed the tables and with a neck lock she restrained Valentina who was pressured, but somehow escaped the Mexican punishment. The Kyrgyz returned the favor by subjecting her shoulder and punishing her ribs repeatedly, but the Mexican, with her last breath, kept me in the duel.
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The Flyweight champion did not stop suffering in the last round either, although it was the most even of all. The judges took their time, but in the end it was the hand of Shevchenko the one that the referee raised and the belt, which she lost last year to the same rival, returned to her abdomen.
