Mexico’s Alexa Grasso suffered a extreme damage that required surgical procedure after he final championship bout towards Valentina Shevchenko. After surgical procedure and restoration, she is hungry to defend her crown at Noche UFC reside from The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko At UFC 306
Alexa Grasso and ‘Bullet‘ Valentina Shevchenko have met twice earlier than. Their first battle noticed Grasso finish the dominant title reign of the Kyrgyz-Peruvian Shevchenko with a painful face crank. Subsequent, the 2 athletes fought to a break up draw. Shevchenko complained concerning the choose being biased towards the Mexican-born fighter because it was a Mexican vacation.
Now, at UFC 306, they are going to settle their trilogy at Noche UFC this weekend. Talking to the media, Alexa Grasso mentioned her hand damage after their final bout. She defined:
“I had an damage within the battle, I wanted surgical procedure. It took me like a number of months. My arms are my strongest weapon, you recognize. I like to field and it was actually laborious, truthfully. However proper now, it’s totally healed and I’m prepared for that. I’m completely happy my physique heals very well.
“(It’s) a aggressive, skilled relationship. Like I mentioned earlier than, we’re each skilled. We’re right here to do our job, we like to compete, and we simply discovered that combating one another is actually, actually powerful and superb.”
Shevchenko and Grasso coached a season of The Final Fighter towards one another and now will meet within the UFC octagon to complete their collection. They would be the co-main occasion on September 14. The UFC 306 foremost occasion will see ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley look to defend his bantamweight title towards the relentless cardio machine Merab Dvalishvili.
Alexa Grasso additionally mentioned among the films that shall be broadcast in The Sphere as a celebration of Mexico’s historical past. The Mexican-born champion Grasso mentioned she loves every movie that has been put collectively.
