“I rewatched the fight again and again. I won that fight.”
Shevchenko dropped the UFC women’s flyweight championship to Alexa Grasso in March of 2023, then fought to a split draw in the rematch last September. That spectacular fight, however, will primarily be remembered for the way it was scored.
“It’s crazy how that decision was made,” said Shevchenko. “Maybe it was a personal decision? To me, that’s crazy.”When Grasso defeated Shevchenko to win the title at UFC 285, it ended Shevchenko’s nine-fight win streak. Shevchenko tapped out to a face crank in the fourth round, but until then, she had put herself in position to win. After two competitive rounds, Shevchenko timed out Grasso’s offense and controlled the third.
Grasso peppered Shevchenko with a flurry of knees to the body in the fourth round, and Grasso finished the round applying an ankle lock. The fifth started off in Shevchenko’s favor as she caused damage with combinations before Grasso controlled the final moments of the fight. Whether it was enough for a 10-8 score, however, was a point of emphasis for Shevchenko.
Grasso and Shevchenko have built quite a rivalry through their first two fights against one another / Zuffa LLC
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