UFC fans will get a taste of Mexico this Saturday night as the promotion honors Mexican heritage with Noche UFC, an event headlined by Mexican flyweight champion Alexa Grasso.
This is the first time the promotion has tried to build a card with plenty of Mexican talent taking place on Mexican Independence Day, Sept. 16. The event goes down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas where Grasso (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) defends her women’s flyweight title for the first time in an immediate rematch against all-time great Valentina Shevchenko (23-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC).
It’s long been tradition to see boxing promoters build big fights both around Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day, but not so much in the UFC. Grasso would like to see this tradition extend to the octagon.
