Alexa Grasso says she’ll give Valentina Shevchenko an immediate rematch after UFC 285 win | ESPN MMA
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Megan Olivi speaks with Alexa Grasso after upsetting Valentina Shevchenko to win the women’s flyweight title at UFC 285.
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Do the rematch in Mexico and have 3 title fights.Yair vs Volk,Moreno vs pantoja and Grasso vs Valentina
Would be too loko
mexico isnt safe for anyone, must avoid that country like the plague
I don’t think ufc would want to risk all their Mexican champs losing in one night.
@@MMAisAddicting3210Yeah, right. But the $ is in Vegas
💯
Her strategy was so technical, her team did a great job during camp and her execution of the counter attack standing rear naked choke was flawless. Congratulations Champ
Jones & Grasso finishes suspect🤑
As a Mexican, I am a huge Grasso fan but let's be honest. She capitalized on a small window of opportunity and that is MMA but when they rematch, Valentina wins that belt back.
@@juanmachado1844 my moneys on grasso for the rematch and I’ve been riding for schevchenko since the start of her reign I think grasso has her number though she neutralized her best power position and her boxing is crisper
@@juanmachado1844 bullet is a better all around fighter but styles make fights and the combination of grasso’s takedown defense, hustle in the guard, and toughness in the striking exchanges pretty much neutralized Valentina’s game. The longer a champion reigns the more tape contenders have to build a strategy against them, grasso was just the one to put it together. Unless Valentina mixes it up more in the rematch I think she’ll lose again.
@@mikeyrandom13 it's just your lack of knowledge
You can definitely tell she drilled crucifix escapes! Felicidades Alexa! 🇲🇽
You can also tell she really drilled that back take. The way she executed it was perfect.
Valentina took a dive 3 ''Mexican Champs''✊🏽Pena Moment
@@mikeyrandom13 She took a dive just one fight away from getting the octagon of rubies and the Nunes trilogy to try and redeem even more legacy? Yeah, makes a lot of sense. Accept it, Val lost fair and square
You can tell the ref made a mistake standing them up when they were very active on the ground.
@@KAG1776wasn’t spinning kick the round after tho?
So happy she beat Valentina, she needed that reality check.
Yeah, Valentina said she could do everything better than Alexa. Overconfident.
I agree
Why did the referee stand them up , could 0f sworn they only did that when nothing was going on...
@@KAG1776 bs move to stand them up. Valentina was working and was punching. Maybe they wanted the scene added to the lame movie they were filming earlier! But great to see Alexa get a W. Her hands were 🔥.
@@2wheeled76 was crazy both were working hard and the ref stood them up so crazy... blew my mind
Usually, when a fighter gets a "lucky" moment and then say they practiced it (like Aldana with the liver kick she landed on Chiasson), it is easy to dismiss. But how she saw the opening, jumped on her back, took mount in a tenth of a second and sunk that RNC, she really did train for that exact moment. Well done, Alexa. 125 now has a Mexican royal pair in Moreno and Grasso
So stoked for Alexa. I been a fan of her and Team Lobo stablemate Irene Aldana since they were in Invicta. What an amazing fight and now champion!
Irene is next in line!
Soooo so happy for her. I’m not Mexican but my parents are from El Salvador and my mom lived in Mexico for a while so I’m just happy to see another champ from the Hispanic community 😌🥂
Doesn’t Valentina have Peruvian citizenship so it technically makes her at least partly Hispanic?
@@CaveCanem74 shut up please. No one cares where you are coming from.
@@CaveCanem74 Hispanics are from SPAIN and SPAIN is in EUROPE and they are WHITE. The Nation of MEXICO is proud because she is from MEXICO and they love their CHAMPIONS. Mexico and being MEXICAN is more then just a NATION it is also a culture and people are proud to be MEXICAN and when their sons and daughers of MEXICAN ancestry accomplish great things they have the right to be happy. Especially because it is hard to accomplish these feats for anyone.
@@bigdaddyboomakamr.knowital8079 you are missing the point genius. I was talking specifically to a person who is not Mexican, and making a point about the fact he was praising her for being specifically hispanic, and yea you are correct, spaniards are white too but, who cares. Look at what the other guy was saying then look at what I said more carefully.
@@doc3569 are you angry, because I made people who focus only on race and ethnicity look dumb and petty? You do realize that there ia only one race called the human race and people waste there precious short lives worried about nonsense. Oh and if my comments bother you, you have the freedom to not read them. Hugs!
can’t stop smiling man. literally saw how coachable and focused she can be. the TD defense was great. escaped crucifix. got taken down but was able to stay safe w Val on top and just beautiful technique and patience
Gracias Alexa lloramos de alegria Campeona Viva Mexico!!!
No digas mmds
@@edgaranaya950 😂😂😂
@@edgaranaya950 Dame 2 porfa
Immediate rematch in Mexico 🇲🇽 September 16 weekend.
Immediate... In 6 months
@@iamrichlol 😂
I cried before the fight and after. Alexa has this spirit that I can’t explain. I knew she would win. AND NEW
Before? Kinda weird unless u know her personally
@@Mak2Grim crying after is weird too.
@@garethtichauer5153 get over it
I cried two days before the fight.
I cried when the fight was booked
Orgullo de Guadalajara 🔥🇲🇽
Todo el pais 🇲🇽
Orgullo de Todo Mexico 🇲🇽 ella representa toda nuestra Bell patria tierra de guerreros
Arriba Jalisco y arriba Las Chivas 🇲🇽
@@sdmfp333 esto es mma que pones las Chivas así como los mexicanos somos los mejores en deportes de combate somos una vergüenza en el fútbol siempre mediocres y tanto dinero que sele invierte
Tlajomulco tecnicamente hablando
Valentina said she knew Alexa's fears.....turns out she was talking about her own.
Biggest FLUKE in UFC History!!! Look, we don't make excuses but Grasso hit the LOTTERY with that submission. She was getting ragdolled and dominated the whole fight and threw a hail mary. I don't even count this as a loss for Valentina because it was purely luck that she threw a spinning kick and Grasso landed on her back. I hope she is enjoying the belt while she can because Valentina is going to absolutely demolish her in the rematch.
Lol valentina will dominate her in a rematch lets calm down with the trash talk.
She had it coming. You probably also thought Santos lost her fight. 🤣
@@sandman62100 idk man, Grasso was pricing her up on the feet, Valentina was taking telegraphed respiration shots in double legs, Valentina is getting old and the comp at flyweight is getting too much, but I think Valentina can possible come back but tbh she should retire
@@sandman62100 Agreed....I don't consider any of Valentina's losses as losses......if she loses its definitely a fluke. 👍
Viva Mexico 🇲🇽 Perros!!!
Hopefully Yair can beat Volk and there will be 3 Mexican champs!
Eso chinga!!!!!! Viva México!!! 🇲🇽
Viva Mexico! 🇲🇽 😍
She seemed so focus in the entire fight.
Moreno , Yair , now Grasso. Wow Viva Mexico! 🇲🇽 ITS MEXICO TIME BABY! 🔥
@@Anti.VegansNunes duckin Irene sadly👋🏼
Such a wonderful character. Respectful. Technical. A darling.
Valentina is my favorite, but she is also getting older and is starting to look less explosive. If she would have won, I feel Blanchfield would have defeated her the next fight anyway. Your body can only take so much for so long. She has been training at a high level most of her life. Mid 30s is that time where lots of athletes start getting injured and their bodies start showing signs things are slowing down. Graso is at a prime age. I have mad respect for both fighters. Congratulations to Alexa!
Valentina does make mistakes, no one made her pay for them. Until now.
No she looked very quick out there, her footwork, strikes, and takedowns were very fast Grasso just had the answer for her tonight no excuses grasso was the better fighter tonight
No. You have no idea what you’re talking about, there’s a lot more to it Than that
U may be right, and her knack for attacking someone else's strength and diffusing it, backfired a bit vs SANTOS, and that may have factored in this fight as well, but she's a GOAT & she'll get a Rematch & we'll see how it goes
u may be right a bit of the Dynamite may not be there, but it may have as much to do w/ the fact GRASSO is more polished than others, be it say a MAIA or JESSICA EYE & so on plus plenty of Tape on Val to game plan; I
had a hunch based on that and her improvement, GRASSO might be overlooked & surprise people; along w/ the fact there's a "changing of the Belts" aroma in the air of late: I'm as high on BLANCHFIELD as anyone else,
but she'll have 2 tighten up the boxing vs the Rematch winner and others, which I think she'll do; Very talented: Great division w/ these 2, SANTOS, "Cold Blooded", FIOROT, King Casey, KGB Lee, etc.
Alexa is a beast, she has comeback stronger
Muchas felicidades Alexa!!!🥳 Se nota q te esforzaste, te preparaste y luchaste con todo el corazón. Un triunfo muy merecido 💪 grite de emoción!!!!
Let's Go Baby! Three Mex Champs, one more to go...
How she jumped on her back was pure perfection, that was beautifully done
Always believed Grasso was gonna be champion,since her early wins as she was improving her game. Well deserved Love Alex Grasso
From the first punch Alexa hit I was sitting here saying, “these young girls are gonna start giving Valentina problems”
if there's a knock-on Val, other than the spin & being careless vs SANTOS, is not being a power puncher; GRASSO isn't a bomb thrower, but she's polished, & has some "zap' to her crack, which BLANCHFIELD will have 2 tighten up,
which she's seems capable of doing; FIOROT has hands & King Casey isn't bad, look for her to be in the mix soon; My hunch is, Win or Lose, Val will retire, not because of fear, but the investment in training & regaining the Belt,
then trying to defend multiple times for a 2nd time against, to quote you, "the young girls"... tough task, but I commend her for the long-standing brilliance since she was 14 years old.
Alexa prepared so technically for this fight. A well-deserved win AND NEWWWW!!
Ya van 3 campeones de la UFC Mexicanos, y aun ay mas, felicidades mi campeona.
Cain Velazquez tambien compita
@@paperandpavement Nacidos en Mexico compita.
@@paperandpavement CCC también entonces y Carla Ezparza, como 6 contando al mismo Cucuy y el campeonato inter medio
@@MMA_CAT Si a esas vamos también tendría que contarse a Tito Ortiz, Dominic Cruz, Henry Cejudo y Carlos Condit
It has not hit Alexa yet. She is World Champ let her wake up tomorrow
Always thought Alexa would be champion but at 115 but at 125 is just amazing
The striking was very even and Alexa landed good shots but the wrestling was very mismatched and Alexa has to work on that and get some more muscle on her frame if she wants to have a better time in the rematch and that choke was impressive but it came from a mistake by Valentina and Alexa capitalized on it, she can't rely on Valentina making mistakes because she will wrestle a lot more in the rematch Alexa needs to get ready right away.
The 1 knock on Val is KO power, and I'm not sure she can develop it, so she will wrestle again, but I think they will work on having the "extra zap" on her strikes against a slick boxer like Alexa; investing in the ground game can
be exhausting, so both will want to wisely ration their output in both areas:
I could see Val, w/ o critical mistakes, getting her belt back; It'll be very interesting.
Nahhhh, she will be fine. AG is stronger than ya think, VS now knows this lol. She adjusted and started stuffing the takedown, she will improve there also and itll be an even tougher fight for VS on the rematch. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks, and I love VS but at some pt a fighter comes along that has your number. If one fights long enough and often, its bound to happen. VS had more damage on her after rd 1 than what Taila did to her over 5 rds.
The southpaw stifled VS also, AG has never fought in that stance but she showed it during ceremonial weigh ins. Your comment sounds like one of pre fight where VS was gonna destroy her, and despite the body of work AG did and ultimately winning, she still doesnt get any credit and she is all Fd up 🤦🏻♂️😆.
@@peacethroughstrength172 You make good points; I think the difference is, w/ Nunes you knew she would take the Pena Rematch because she has Dynamite in her hands which disrupts game plans; Val lacks that power, which is her one flaw; even her challengers didn't
have to worry about being Knocked out; So on the Feet, unless she A, develops Power and / or B, can Chop ALEXA's leg to dull her Slick Striking and open the door 2 hit Grasso often, & succeed on the ground if needed, she's going to have issues; And, to Your Points, ALEXA has a
Long Body Line that makes her appear to be thin, but she's got some Size on her, more than @ 115, she's improved on the ground, and, minus some nerves, she's likely to be sharper, and C, because of A & B, BULLET is going to have to give ALEXA something to think about w/ her
shots, and compromise GRASSO's Lead Leg w/ kicks; From there she can inflict damage to stop her standing and / or on the ground; It's not a case of being old, Val is in great shape, its dealing w/ a fighter who's like herself: more "Polished" than her past foes; Very Smooth
Operator: Lovely to watch: I hate to see either one lose, Both Likeable Ladies; Same goes for BLANCHFIELD and the other newcomers: all very good MM Artists; Great analysis BTW
Congrats Alexa, many people did not expect you to win let alone finished Valentina, including me..I'm glad I'm wrong😅. You climbed to Valentina' s back so fast n that neck/jaw crank was nasty
I'm in love with her attitude. Humble but skilful champion 🏆
Alexa is a video vixen for Dana to market her being mexican😂
She was very competitive with Valentina in the striking even before the finish. The gap between Valentina and the rest of the division has clearly shrunk.
Grandisima victoria, equivale a marquez vs Paqueao 4. Felicidades Alexa
happy for her new she could get it done gratz 💪💪💪
So happy for this lady!
Couldn't have happened to a better person. Well deserved victory for Alexa Grasso. Megan coming thru with the best interviews
Que orgullo tan grande, de ser de Jalisco la tierra de Dios y Maria santisima y de su jente tan hermosa y luchona.
Muy merecida victoria!!
Felicidades a Alexa Grasso por su excelente desempeño y preparación. Todo un orgullo para México!!
Very impressive. Especially escaping the crucifix
Grasso u did it congrats champ
El orgullo de Jalisco! Congrats Alexa! You made us all proud!
Fantastic win from Alexa. Not a fan of Shevchenko so was rooting for Alexa. After round one I knew she had the tools to win. I was hoping for a KO as her striking was causing the Champ problems. She was getting desperate and going for takedowns. The spinning kicks are great for show but up against a real fighter proved to be mute. Alexa won because she had a strategy. It isn't about big, strong or fast but who is most prepared to use their practiced plan.
What a Humble Warrior. Congratulations 🎉 Mexico 🇲🇽
Mexico is on the rise first Brandon, then yair now alexa
Not in combat sports as a whole there’s been 205 champions in boxing from Mexico
But, Valentina is a leyend. Big difference
@@chuyarreguinbenavides But she beat the legend.
They have ALDANA as well; I think she's close to, or on deck for a title shot.
@Kai Ikaika Irene is also Fun to watch; Slick: and like Alexa, as Sweet as can be; but I like Val, and I hate to see either one lose to be honest, but I'm happy for Alexa because she was highly touted, and when she didn't torch everybody,
people got down on her & drew conclusions; but she improved, and that's why I liked her chances; plus there's a "belt shifting" wind in the air lately; and it shifted, w/ o a doubt; Very good fighter; and gracious
Alexa doing a Nate Diaz with "oh you're a wrestler now Alexa?!"
She has to give a rematch. I remember in bantam, Ronda dispeared for a whileso Holly decided to give a shot to Miesha and lost. I always felt something missing...
Dam that's what a good fighter does. In both boxing and mma. Have different game plans and adjust
Tough win over Santos and now a loss against Grasso. Maybe just maybe we're beginning to see the end of Valentina's career. If Valentina loses the rematch, retirement might be a reality. Great champ and great career either way.
She may Retire even if she wins the Rematch; it'll be an investment to train off a loss in an attempt to regain the Belt; and to try & defend multiple times for a 2nd time against "new challengers" is 2nd investment, which is a lot to
ask; Great fighter, absolute GOAT; and Alexa is outstanding in her own right; good boxer that's added some tools; They're Both likeable; you hate to see either one lose. Outstanding fighters; Fun to watch.
@@csracingreport2024 If Shev wins the rematch, she will 100% keep going. If she loses the rematch, she might retire but its more likely she'll keep going even if she risks accumulating a losing streak.
@@madgavin7568 You're probably Right; she's super dedicated and seems to have the mindset of not falling to "Gatekeeper" status & stay in the Top 2 /3: Even if she loses the Rematch, I don't think Dana would freeze her w/ a mandate to win
2,3 times to get another Title Shot; I would think 9 fight win streak w/ 7 defenses along w/ a solid career @ 135 is more than enough to warrant some respect from the UFC brass
Valentina is not getting younger. The fight against Santos was not the easiest. Valentina will bounce back and she wil be more prepare for the rematch. Erin Blanchfield wil demande a title shot against Grasso... Grasso vs Blanchfield...or Santos vs Grasso...or Santos vs Blanchfield..or Blanchfield vs Valentina ...it will be very interesting.
Congrats from Brazil fans!!!
She is an angel.🥰
Viva Mexico Cabr***s!!🇲🇽
Redpill y comentando eso ? 👀
@@maniac713fingerstyle2 JAJAJAJAJA
@@maniac713fingerstyle2 Pero claro que yo comento eso!!
Ella es un EJEMPLO de HUMILDAD y GRANDEZA.
Ella no es una mujer que quiere obtener TODO en la vida a lo FACIL, mucho menos por lo que tiene entre las piernas.
Ella es la excepción. 💯
Hermosa, humilde y bien trabajadora, hasta un Red pill como yo me tragaria la pildora azul.🤟🤪
Congratulations to the New Champ 🏆
Felicidades Alexa si se pudo! Si se pudo! 👊🇲🇽
She is adorable
What a finish she got
Alexa made me $1800 gonna enjoy my Sunday now
God bless her
Now i see a trilogy coming
Wow viva Mexico!
Subchenko's fans excuses incoming 😂
Awesome! Congratulations Alexa Grasso. God bless you Champ. We all look forward to the rematch, but you definately deserve to celebrate!
Congrats champ! Hope now people give her the respect that she has EARNED! Viva!
Felicidades Alexa.
Alexa de verdad te quiero mucho tu personalidad tu forma de ser una campeona perfecta sorprendiste a el mundo pa la raza viva México cabrones 3 campeones al mismo tiempo que orgullo.
No one expected this. I'm happy for her. Blessings. 🙏
She was being a classy, respectful fighter. Then Shevchenko showed her no respect. Now grasso says f another rematch. Don't blame her. But would be nice to see a trilogy. Amazing fights. Working on protecting against the jab and takedown grasso.
All dominant champions lost before they could hit 10 title defenses, it's getting harder to hold the competition off
Enorme Alexa! 👊🏽
Alexa is humble and deserving of the great win.
not gonna lie, Alexa looked better walking out than Valentina, so therefore hedging the bets with the juicy odds on Alexa paid off. not the outcome i was anticipating. My question is why did the ref bring them to their feet when Valentina had her mounted? loil good fight overall but still a surprise to me
Esa forma de quitarse el crucifijo fue fenomenal
Felizidades alexa,Dios te bendiga siempre.
So proud of you Alexa!!! Congrats Champ!!!
Did not expect that.
Props to Alexa Grasso for doing a pretty good job on the striking exchanges and most especially on how fast she capitalized on Valentina's mistake, her takedown defense is a little bit off though. Valentina deserves an immediate rematch as Valentina was up on the scorecards before messing up and getting submitted, interesting to see how an immediate rematch plays out.
like NUNES Part 2, w/ the difference being ALEXA is slicker than PENA; It'll be interesting to see, in a division that's pretty deep w/ the up & comers; I think Win or Lose, Val will probably retire; it'll take a lot, coming off a loss to
try 2 train & regain the Belt, then try, for a 2nd time, to defend multiple times
for a against "fresh talent"... I tip my hat off to her for the longevity; 1st pro fight was @14 Yrs. Old: she has nothing to be ashamed of; Alexa had 2 exhibit good FIGHT IQ, and the ability to seize an opening to get the win, and she did a great job.
Upset of the year! But, great finish. Congrats champ!
We're partying here in Los Angeles for you girl!!!
Congratulations PRIMAA!!👊👊👊👊
So happy for her.
Congratulations Beautiful Alexa🥰 ❤️🌷🌷🌹🌹🏆Viva Mexico 🇲🇽
me gusto la actitud, los ovarios y su humildad en el gran triunfo sobre un gran guerrera. Digna representante mexicana. que orgullo.
❤️ congratulations 👏🏻🥳
both are so classy, grats champ!
Thanks for the inspiration, Alexa. 💪🏼🇲🇽
Happy for Grasso. She jumped on Valentina’s back like she stole her purse. That’s all it took. If that fight went the distance, Schevchenko wins
More like she stole her husband 😂
Valentina wasnt a finisher anymore (or maybe others are catching up) so Im not dissapointed at all that she lost
Why if you lost by ko why need a
Rematch . Split decisión make more sences
Congratulations alexia
Fair play, she sounds like a lovely person. It's a great achievement to be the champ 🏆
Felicidades 🇲🇽
Jones jones best fighter. Huge fan. Happy
The betting line was crazy for her to win
Soo happy for Alexa congratulations
The best back take I have ever seen in this sports history. This gonna be a good Trilogy Viva Mexico Perros 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Eddie Guerrero would have been proud. Viva La Rasa!
Viva Mexico! Kudos to Alexa for proven to the UFC & the critics that propped Shevchenko to ridiculous heights, that they were wrong! Congratulations to this amazing young warrior!
A Lovely Angel!
Congratulations my love 💝💝
Shev needed that humbling
is it just me or is valentina a little arrogant? i didnt like her comments after the santos fight or after this fight
They always yell about people taking your back when you do spinning attacks, this was a classic example of that. Congrats to Grasso, but am thinking Bullet will take that belt back
No body gets surprised now from Valentina...when u r a champion for a long time and u r winning without changing your game ur opponent learns your every move just like grasso did she became southpaw and she knows that she throws spinning back kick a lot and as she does it she immediately got to her back and choked her out ..
For Valentina she is getting old and it will be much harder for her to change her game though she was winning in this fight but she was getting out striked by grasso...nd imagine someone like blacnchfield would feel right now one more fight and she is getting the title shot for sure....
If Valentina losses the rematch I think this should b it for her and even if she wins it she should not fight more as more hungry and young women are coming up ..
Hope grasso wins the rematch and continues as a new champion
What are you talking about? Valentina is a complete fighter she's just getting old. She mixed it up and took Grasso down multiple times, and if you're talking about changing her striking as you refer to her spinning back kick, she is a countless time Muay Thai World Champion and beat Holly Holm and arguably Amanda Nunes on the feet at 135. You're clueless.
Implying Grasso was planning to just slip a spinning back kick and choke her is hilarious.
@@Disinfo321 If Nunes and Valentina face each other again, Amanda will win for the third time. Amanda massacred Pena for 5 rounds, Valentina was already tired in the second round. And they're both exactly the same age.
While is true she was loosing the fight we have to remember that she kept on fighting until the very end. She should celebrate and she is young she must now learn to defend take downs if she does watch out.