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Alexa Grasso will put her Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title on the line against Valentina Shevchenko in the Noche UFC main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 16. Grasso became the first-ever female Mexican champion with a massive upset win over “Bullet” in their first clash at UFC 285 earlier this year.
Grasso has now been presented with a custom “Tribe Belt No. 1” in her first title defense on Mexican Independence Day. Custom made by renowned The Taller Jacobo y Maria Angele, the strap is a tribute to women icons who have conquered adversities. The belt incorporates elements of Mixtec/Zapotec societies and the colors utilized highlight the “duality of life.”
A press release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship further elaborated:
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