Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought to a split draw on Saturday night in a back-and-forth fight that left the UFC women's flyweight title with Grasso.
Grasso and Shevchenko fought to a split draw on Saturday night in the main event of Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Because of the result, Grasso retained the UFC women's flyweight title.
The fight went back and forth. Grasso dropped Shevchenko in the second round. Shevchenko nearly finished Grasso in the third round with a mounted guillotine choke. The fight ended with Grasso on Shevchenko's back landing punches. Grasso won the first fight via fourth-round submission to win the title at UFC 285 in March. She was the first Mexican-born female fighter to win a UFC championship."It depends," she said."I have to talk with my coaches and my manager and we'll see what's next."
Coming in, ESPN had Shevchenko ranked No. 2 and Grasso at No. 3 in its women's pound-for-pound rankings.
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