LAS VEGAS – UFC women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is thrilled to be a part of the first-ever live sporting event at Sphere, and eager to close the book on her rivalry with Valentina Shevchenko. On Sept. 14 at the second Noche UFC event, Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) will attempt to pick up her second victory over Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) in a the promotion’s first-ever women’s championship trilogy bout. Their second meeting at the first Mexican Independence Day-themed event resulted in a rare split draw , which meant Grasso exited the same way she entered, as a champion. However, while she came away with gold, a hand injury also followed. “I had an injury in the fight, I needed a surgery,” Grasso explained to reporters at UFC 306 media day.
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