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Mike Bohn

Alexa Grasso issues statement on UFC 306 title loss, promises to ‘be much better’

Alexa Grasso is sorting through the fallout of losing her title to Valentina Shevchenko in their UFC 306 trilogy bout.

Grasso’s (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) reign as women’s flyweight champion came to an end after 18 months Saturday when she was outworked by Shevchenko (24-4-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision loss at Noche UFC at Sphere in Las Vegas.

The Mexican didn’t have many answers for Shevchenko’s wrestling in the first women’s trilogy fight in UFC history, and as a result the series between the rivals now is even at 1-1-1. This outcome was clear-cut, though, leaving questions about where Grasso now stands.

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