September 19, 2023 11: 48 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – It looks like Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will run it back a 3rd time.
UFC CEO Dana White stated at Tuesday’s Dana White Contender Series 63 post-fight press conference that a trilogy is coming quickly, provided the draw in the champion rematch inbetween Grasso (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Shevchenko (23-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) this past Saturday.
The 2 battled in the primary occasion of Noche UFC, a card developed to commemorate the Mexican Independence Day, and the bout ended in a split draw. White states a 3rd conference is next.
“You have to do the rematch,” White stated. “We will rematch them. It’s the right thing to do. It’s the battle that requires to takeplace, and yeah.”
In one of the mostsignificant upsets of the year, Grasso sent Shevchenko in stunning style in their veryfirst conference at UFC 285 in March. They would rematch onceagain this past Saturday, and after a carefully objectedto battle, each fighter made a 48-47 scorecard. However, the 3rd was a 47-47 tie, triggering a split draw.
The 47-47 scorecard, which was rendered by judge Mike Bell, was made possible providing Shevchenko 3 10-9 rounds