The Ultimate Fighter 32: Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko Episode 4 results

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Alexa Grasso has taken management of The Final Fighter 32.

Two Group Grasso middleweights have now superior within the actuality present competitors along with her No. 3 choose Omran Chaaban (6-1) taking out Valentina Shevchenko’s No. 1 choose, Shamidkhan Magomedov (7-1). After dropping the primary spherical, Chaaban battled again to complete Magomedov with a decent anaconda choke.

That is the third win within the first 4 fights for Grasso, who additionally noticed her No. 2 featherweight choose Kaan Ofli advance final episode with a win over Nathan Fletcher.

Chaaban and Magomedov have been to compete in an earlier episode, however an open chilly sore on Chaaban’s lip brought about the bout to be postponed. Throughout their time in the home, the Muslim fighters bonded over their shared religion. That didn’t cease them from participating in an intense battle once they stepped into the cage in opposition to each other.

The opening spherical of the combat noticed Magomedov go for takedowns early and infrequently, ducking below his bigger opponent’s strikes to shut the gap and wrap up Chaaban’s hips. He persistently labored to take Chaaban’s again and emphasised management as he favored place over offense. Chaaban shook Magomedov off, however couldn’t maintain the Russian fighter from tying him up. Magomedov capped off a transparent 10-9 spherical with a slam within the closing seconds.

Chaaban fought with desperation in Spherical 2 and was rewarded. Regardless of Magomedov scoring one other takedown and attacking with a leglock, Chaaban remained calm till he might explode out of hazard and management Magomedov on the bottom. He landed a number of ground-and-pound strikes, then went for an anaconda choke that Magomedov tried to combat off. Magomedov refused to faucet and finally went to sleep.

The Finnish-Lebanese fighter advances to the middleweight semifinals alongside teammate Robert Valentin. By eliminating Magomedov, Chaaban earned a measure of revenge for coach Grasso as Shevchenko’s prime 145-pound choose Roedie Roets had beforehand crushed Grasso’s No. 1 featherweight Guillermo Torres.

In different storylines, each coaches engaged in group constructing, with Shevchenko bringing her fighters to her favourite Las Vegas on line casino, and Valentin rising as one of many leaders on Grasso’s aspect.

Subsequent week, featherweights are again in motion with Group Shevchenko No. 2 Zygimantas Ramaska combating Group Grasso No. 3 Bekhzod Usmonov.

The Final Fighter 32 airs dwell each Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

Following the season finale, Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are anticipated to face off in a flyweight championship trilogy bout at a date nonetheless to be decided.

The finalists of the TUF 32 middleweight and featherweight tournaments will even compete for a six-figure UFC contract on the present’s dwell finale. A date for that occasion can also be but to be introduced.

Listed here are the TUF 32 rosters divided by group:

Group Grasso

Featherweights