Former UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is ready to face rising contender Natalia Silva in a pivotal ladies’s flyweight bout at UFC 315 this Saturday in Montreal. The matchup options two of the division’s most dynamic strikers, with Grasso promising followers an explosive contest.
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Alexa Grasso, from Guadalajara, Mexico, was the primary Mexican lady to win a UFC title and stays one of many division’s prime skills. Recognized for her crisp boxing and relentless work ethic, Grasso held the flyweight belt till an in depth loss to Valentina Shevchenko final September. Now ranked No. 1, she’s wanting to climb again into title competition with an announcement win.
Her opponent, Brazil’s Natalia Silva, is undefeated within the UFC with a 6-0 file and presently sits at No. 5 within the rankings. Silva, 28, brings a taekwondo background and a repute for flashy kicks and motion, having not too long ago defeated former champion Jessica Andrade in a dominant efficiency.
Alexa Grasso Talks Natalia Silva
For Alexa Grasso, this combat is a recent problem after years of getting ready for Valentina Shevchenko. “It’s an ideal problem. She has a background with Taekwondo. She kicks rather a lot and she or he strikes rather a lot. I feel it’s going to be a brilliant thrilling combat. She shines along with her legs; I shine with my palms. So, it’s going to be a ravishing conflict,” Grasso stated at UFC 315 media day.
Each fighters have a lot at stake. A win for Silva may safe her a title shot, whereas Grasso is decided to show she stays among the many elite. “It’s all the time like climbing a brand new mountain. You get to the highest and also you notice that there’s one other one, and one other one. It’s good to be a contender once more, to attempt to combat for that place. I’m simply coaching tremendous laborious,” Grasso added.
With the winner probably transferring into title competition, Grasso vs. Silva guarantees to be a high-stakes, action-packed showcase of putting kinds, punches versus kicks, on the prime of the UFC flyweight division.
