Daniel Cormier thinks it’s only right for Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko to fight for a third time after their Noche UFC rematch ended in a split draw.
After Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) pulled off a sizable upset at UFC 285 in March to claim the women’s flyweight belt, Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) got her shot at redemption Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. She nearly won, but a controversial 10-8 scorecard for the champion from judge Mike Bell in Round 5 led to the contest having no winner.
Cormier, a UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division division, was in the commentary booth alongside Jon Anik and Dominick Cruz calling the action. He praised the fight as entertaining and highly competitive, but Cormier said he couldn’t wrap his mind around Bell’s scorecard, and though it was egregious.
