Alexa Grasso is not a UFC champion by coincidence.
Many dismissed Grasso’s chances of dethroning all-time great Valentina Shevchenko entering this past Saturday’s UFC 285, and even after beating her to become the first person to finish Shevchenko, some are still not ready to give Grasso her due. At a quick glance, some see Grasso’s historic upset win over Shevchencko as a sign of luck, a costly mistake by Shevchenko, or maybe even just as one of the rare but reoccurring wild cards the MMA Gods deal out from time to time.
Well, Grasso’s jiu-jitsu coach at Lobo Gym in Guadalajara, Mexico, Diego Lopes, also a current MMA fighter, guarantees that there’s more than meets the eye.
