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☆ Grasso retains UFC flyweight title in rare split draw with Shevchenko
  + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LAS VEGAS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Mexican fighter Alexa Grasso celebrated her nation's independence day in unusual fashion, holding on to her UFC flyweight title after fighting to a seldom-seen split draw against former champion Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday. Grasso, who beat Shevchenko by submission in March to win the title, topped the card at the T-Mobile Arena at the Noche UFC event, which had a strong Mexican flavor due to it taking place on Sept. 16, the day Mexicans celebrate their independence. Shevchenko said she thought she won the fight three rounds to two and that the Mexican celebration may have influenced the scoring. "I did a lot of damage ... all of my punches were hard, and yes, I'm the winner. The close nature of the fight has already led to calls from fans for a third match, but Grasso was non-committal when asked about that prospect.
Persons: Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko, Grasso, Shevchenko, Let's, Philip O'Connor, Tom Hogue Organizations: LAS VEGAS, UFC, Mobile, Noche UFC, Thomson Locations: Guadalajara
☆ Grasso Retains Belt After Split Draw With Shevchenko at UFC Fight Night 227
  + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Associated Press | Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +3 min
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alexa Grasso retained her flyweight title after coming away with a split draw against Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 227. It marked the first time UFC held a main card on Mexican Independence Day, keeping in tradition for combat sports to hold big fights on Sept. 16. Grasso quickly moved in for the takedown and eventually was able to apply a rear naked choke to win the belt. It took a strong finish in the fifth round by Grasso to earn the split draw, as each fighter earned a 48-47 score, with a third judge scoring the bout 47-47. In a three-round featherweight bout to open the main card, Kyle Nelson (15-5-1) defeated Fernando Padilla (15-5) by unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.
Persons: — Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko, Grasso, Shevchenko, Jack Della Maddalena, Kevin Holland, ” Della Maddalena, Raul Rosas Jr, Terrence Mitchell, Mark Smith, Oyuki Rios, “, ”, Rosas, ” Daniel Zellhuber, Christos Giagos, Kyle Nelson, Fernando Padilla, Tracy Cortez, Jasmine Jasudavicius, I’ve, Cortez, Erin Blanchfield Organizations: LAS VEGAS, UFC, Independence, “
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