The fight is balanced and the Mexican retains the belt with the result
This Saturday (16th), a slightly “different” event, Noche UFC. Yes, it’s another card from the world’s leading MMA organization in Las Vegas. But this has a special meaning: celebrating Mexican Independence Day, on this very day.
To celebrate, the country’s representative, Alexa Grasso, defended her flyweight belt in the evening’s main bout in her rematch against Valentina Shevchenko; And in a very close fight, the result turned out to be an unexpected draw. What keeps the title with the Mexican
Fight
Wanting to prove that the defeat in the first fight was an “accident”, Valentina tried to give her all at the beginning of the fight. With updated lefties and kicks, the Kyrgyz showed aggression and strength against the champion, who was trying to find a way to dictate the pace. The best moment of the first round came with the fall of ‘Bullet’, who managed to mount Alexa, but without exploiting the submission;
The former champion remained above her rival in the second round, but a blow from the Mexican knocked Valentina to the ground, who managed to recover and attempt a takedown, without much success. Subsequently, a successful attempt to break up the bout by the Kyrgyz made the round lively, with the champion on the ground trying to knock her opponent to the ground.
And a new takedown by Valentina in the third round gave the challenger the chance to return the submission that had made her lose the belt in the first match. “Bullet” attempted the guillotine and narrowly missed the submission, but she insisted on keeping Grasso on the ground and didn’t let her rival breathe for a second for the rest of the round.
The fourth round started more pleasantly and with both fighters looking for some shots. Valentina tried to resist, but Alexa defended herself, and later, the Mexican managed to repel the fight and had a chance to try the armbar. However, the Kyrgyz girl got up and elbowed her opponent. In the end, another fall for the former champion.
With the fight very close, the fifth round would be the one that would define the lives of the two fighters at Noche UFC. The Kyrgyz had a great moment when a series of punching combinations really bothered the champion. Under pressure, Alexa manages to take him down and goes to mount and takes her rival’s back. The Mexican grabbed her by the neck and attempted submission, which didn’t happen because Valentina managed to withstand her pressure well.
When faced with a contested fight, the outcome may be disputed. And the situation was reversed, as the judges saw the duel as a draw. The result retained the flyweight title with Grasso, but immediately caused protests from the “Bullet” who called for a trilogy
VAR and controversies mark the fight of the only Brazilian.
Only one Brazilian entered the Octagon of Noche UFC this Saturday. Daniel Miojo faced Edgar Cháirez to try and end a four-fight winless streak. But he ended up seeing the fight become the center of a huge controversy.
Everything went smoothly in the first round until the Mexican managed to land a standing guillotine. Referee Chris Tognoni ended the fight when he saw that the Brazilian’s arm looked “soft”, as if it had “switched off” with the submission. But as soon as the fight ended, Miojo promptly showed that he had not lost consciousness and complained about the interruption.
And the VAR seems to have resolved the situation. According to MMA rules, video can be used to resolve situations where fights end with controversial moves. Reviewing images of the move, Tognoni realized that Miojo was still conscious and decided to overturn his decision, changing the result to a “no contest”.
UFC Night Results – Grasso x Shevchenko 2
Main card
Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko draw split decision from judges – Grasso retains the flyweight belt
Jack Della Maddalena beat Kevin Holland by split decision
Raul Rosas Jr defeated Terrence Mitchell by TKO (0:54 by R1)
Daniel Zellhube defeated Christos Giagos via submission (3:26 of R2)
Kyle Nelson beat Fernando Padilla by unanimous decision
Preliminary paper
Lupita Godinez defeated Elise Reed via submission (3:38 of R2)
Roman Kopylov defeated Josh Fremd by KO (4:44 by R2)
Daniel Miojo and Edgar ChaÃrez ended in a “no contest” fight (premature stoppage reversed in replay at 3:47 of R1)
Tracy Cortez defeated Jasmine Jasudavicius by unanimous decision
Charlie Campbell defeated Alex Reyes by TKO (3:38 by R1)
Josefine Knutsson beat Marnic Mann by unanimous decision
Source: Terra
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