Alexa Grasso is about for her first look since shedding the ladies’s flyweight title.
On Tuesday, MMA Combating confirmed that Grasso faces Natalia Silva in a flyweight contest at UFC 315 on Could 10 within the Bell Heart in Montreal. The matchup was first reported by Sportsnet and later announced by the UFC.
The final couple of years for Grasso (16-4-1) have been dominated by her rivalry with Valentina Shevchenko. She took the flyweight title from the long-time champion with a fourth-round submission win of their combat at UFC 285 again in 2023 after which retained the belt with a cut up draw of their rematch on the authentic Noche UFC. Most just lately, Grasso misplaced the belt in her trilogy bout with Shevchenko at UFC 306, shedding a unanimous determination.
Undefeated since becoming a member of the UFC in 2022, Silva (18-5-1) has strung collectively six straight wins contained in the octagon to maneuver to No. 5 within the UFC’s girls’s flyweight rankings. Most just lately, she took a unanimous determination over former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade of their combat at UFC Vegas 97 in September.
Mike Heck contributed to this report.
