An undisputed flyweight championship struggle between the incumbent gold holder, Alexa Grasso, and former dominant titleholder, Valentina Shevchenko is formally slated to take co-headlining honors at UFC 306 on September 14. from The Las Vegas Sphere in Nevada later this annum.
Grasso, the present undisputed flyweight champion, will share the Octagon with Shevchenko for the third time consecutively, following a previous Noche UFC headliner again in September of final 12 months, with the duo combating to a controversial cut up determination draw.
Alexa Grasso set to struggle Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306
FIrst matching again in March of final 12 months within the co-main occasion of UFC 285, Jalisco native, Alexa Grasso turned in a surprising upset win over dominant gold holder, Shevchenko, snatching the flyweight championship with a stunning fourth spherical face crank submission win.
And in a single day, promotional CEO, Dana White confirmed how The Final Fighter 32 rivals, Grasso and Shevchenko will share the Octagon in a trilogy struggle at Noche UFC in two months time – with the flyweight crown as soon as extra up for grabs.
Together with the inclusion of a flyweight title struggle, Noche UFC will function an undisputed bantamweight championship pairing of Montana striker, Sean O’Malley – who looks to rack up his second successful title defense in a pairing with the surging Georgian drive, Merab Dvalishvili.
Moreover, additionally touchdown on the primary card following the rescheduling of a pairing between Michel Pereira, and Anthony Hernandez – former featherweight championship challenger, Brian Ortega has been booked as soon as extra to tackle Diego Lopes – following their failed pairing at UFC 303 final month.
Throughout her run as undisputed flyweight champion, Kyrgyzstan native, Shevchenko turned in a record-setting reign at 125lbs, efficiently defending the title on seven separate events.
Following a vacant championship win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Shevchenko turned in wins over Jessica Eye, Liz Carmouche, Katlyn Cerminara, Jennifer Maia, Jessica Andrade, Lauren Murphy, and Taila Santos.
Who wins of their trilogy struggle: Alexa Grasso or Valentina Shevchenko?
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