What should be Alexa Grasso next fight?

[Harlekin]

Uh footwork, I can teach it to her. Not hopping like a bunny for example

 

[DanDragon Machi]

I hate instant rematches but the recent instant trilogies we've gotten do not change the precedence on what happens if the former champ gets their belt back. There's a long history of dominant champs getting instant rematches before, and the attached thought was not "Well, if they win, then they're 1-1, so we need an instant rubber match too!"

Like, Vitor beat Randy, lost the instant rematch, then fought Tito while Randy defended against Chuck. We're not resetting the wheel here

Grasso can bounce back quick against anyone up top

I agree, but we had some instant revenges in recent years in UFC. Zhang got one after got KOed in the first round by Namajunas. And she had the same amount of Grasso's title defenses
Alexa has every right to claim this revenge based on precedence but I prefer to watch she facing another girl

 

[blaseblase]

Viviane Araujo was a top 6 when Grasso beated her

And I think Rose gets title shot if she win (would be her third victory in a row)

Only flyweight contender to not have a top 5 win I believe. In fact she wasn't top 5 herself when the title fight happened. The rankings back then:

Fiorot
Santos
Blanchfield
Andrade
Chookagian
Grasso

Imo Grasso should have at least had to pass the Chookagian gatekeeper test.

 

[El Fernas]

Not Valentina.

 

[blaseblase]

Ummmm 1-1-1.. How is this a legit question?

The QUADRILOGY. Unless cherry picking Shevchenko ducks again.

I hope this is a joke. Shevchenko has literally never cherry picked a fight.

The division has stalled for 1 and a half years. Other fighters deserve to fight for the belt. Fighters with takedown defense. Fiorot is up next.

Trilogies don't need to happen when an underdog upsets an all time great and then gets dominated in the rematch. Serra didn't get a third fight with GSP. Pereira didn't get a third fight with Izzy. Pena didn't get a third fight with Nunes. And the fight was dogshit, no one wants to see a repeat of that. There is nothing suggesting Valentina wouldn't just do the exact same thing.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Only flyweight contender to not have a top 5 win I believe. In fact she wasn't top 5 herself when the title fight happened. The rankings back then:

Fiorot
Santos
Blanchfield
Andrade
Chookagian
Grasso

Imo Grasso should have at least had to pass the Chookagian gatekeeper test.

Valentina REQUESTED for Grasso and refused Santos revenge. Chookagian and Andrade had been domilshed by Valentina not long ago and Fiorot was injured
Rank is not something robotic to follow, there are many other circumstances that define the next challenger. Andrade lost threes fights in a row in the same year and remained in top 10, do you think she deserved it more than Grasso? lol

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Trilogies don't need to happen when an underdog upsets an all time great and then gets dominated in the rematch. Serra didn't get a third fight with GSP. Pereira didn't get a third fight with Izzy. Pena didn't get a third fight with Nunes. And the fight was dogshit, no one wants to see a repeat of that. There is nothing suggesting Valentina wouldn't just do the exact same thing.

I think you're a little uninformed or just disregarding the fighters' will and commercial aspects. Serra was never considered a real threat/contender to GSP after the revenge, none is interessed to watch the third fight. Alexa won Valentina and give her a war in the second, considered by many people the best WMMA fight in the 125 history. People was interessed in the triology and if Alexa becamome the favorite in the bettings, it's because people saw her as an real challange for legend Val

Pereira x Izzy only didn't happens because Izzy didn't want

 

[NicholasJBasile]

Maybe loser of Rose VS Blanchfield

 

[blaseblase]

I think you're a little uninformed or just disregarding the fighters' will and commercial aspects. Serra was never considered a real threat/contender to GSP after the revenge, none is interessed to watch the third fight.

The exact same thing happened here, Grasso isn't a threat after the revenge either. No one other than you is interested in a fourth fight. They've held up the division for 1 and a half years, Valentina dominated the fight, 50-45'd her, and it was dreadful to watch. Fiorot is up next.

Even Figgy and Moreno didn't fight 4 times in a row and their fights were actually exciting.

 

[GolovKing]

She should fight her wrestling coach

 

[Gamer2k4]

Well, she already fought and convincingly defeated Barber, but a rematch might be interesting.

I might actually take Barber in the rematch. She's won six straight fights since then (admittedly not always convincingly), and if she can grasp the concept of "strikes are more effective when you're not 10 feet from your opponent," she could give Grasso a fight.

 

[Gamer2k4]

If Alexa wasn’t allowed to skate away after the first fight. Shevchenko should not be allowed to do it now.

Eh, it's a little different when the losing fighter has eight straight title wins and the fight was competitive.

Plus, over the course of 14 rounds it's been clear who the better fighter is between Grasso and Shevchenko. Besides a fluky finish (and yes, I know Grasso timed it and executed it well, but it came from an easily avoidable mistake on Shevchenko's part, not as a result of a dominant grappling performance from Grasso), Grasso hasn't really shown she has anything for Shevchenko. Is anyone really unsure how a fourth fight between the two of them would go?

 

[DanDragon Machi]

The exact same thing happened here, Grasso isn't a threat after the revenge either. No one other than you is interested in a fourth fight. They've held up the division for 1 and a half years, Valentina dominated the fight, 50-45'd her, and it was dreadful to watch. Fiorot is up next.

Even Figgy and Moreno didn't fight 4 times in a row and their fights were actually exciting.

I'm not interested in a fourth fight, I didn't even want the triology (I would like to see Grasso boxing without having to defend takedowns all the time) but it's obvious that there is precedent that makes the fourth fight fair and if both won them next combats it will be inevitable. Grasso is the number 1 of the ranking , Valentina is the champion and there is a 1-1-1 in the rivality. Sport is not about our personal tastes

 

[L0ki]

Winner of Rose Blanchfield in a number 2 contender match, behind Fiorot.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

I might actually take Barber in the rematch. She's won six straight fights since then (admittedly not always convincingly), and if she can grasp the concept of "strikes are more effective when you're not 10 feet from your opponent," she could give Grasso a fight.

If you watched both fighters in the last years and think Maycee evolved more than Grasso since them fight you you should learn more about martial arts
Barber won by split deicison one year ago a woman who is 0 - 5 in her last 5 fights lol

 

[Luthien]

Shenko again

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Eh, it's a little different when the losing fighter has eight straight title wins and the fight was competitive.

Plus, over the course of 14 rounds it's been clear who the better fighter is between Grasso and Shevchenko. Besides a fluky finish (and yes, I know Grasso timed it and executed it well, but it came from an easily avoidable mistake on Shevchenko's part, not as a result of a dominant grappling performance from Grasso), Grasso hasn't really shown she has anything for Shevchenko. Is anyone really unsure how a fourth fight between the two of them would go?

It's clear who Jon Jones is a better fighter than Poatan, wouldn't you want to watch a fight between them for that reason? If this thinking made sense nobody would want to watch any of Makachev's fights because it's clear that he's better than everyone else in the division lol

I did had never doubt on Valentina was a better fighter than Alexa (even her coaches and fans knows) just as I have no doubt that Alexa could beat her 5 of 10 fights. I tought you watched MMA long enough to don't fall into silly math

 

[Gamer2k4]

It's clear who Jon Jones is a better fighter than Poatan, wouldn't you want to watch a fight between them for that reason? If this thinking made sense nobody would want to watch any of Makachev's fights because it's clear that he's better than everyone else in the division lol

I wouldn't want to watch FOUR fights between them, particularly if each had a level of action on par with Grasso/Shevchenko 3. One fight, absolutely. But not four.

I did had never doubt on Valentina was a better fighter than Alexa (even her coaches and fans knows) just as I have no doubt that Alexa could beat her 5 of 10 fights. I tought you watched MMA long enough to don't fall into silly math

That's not really "silly math," though. Silly math is saying, "Bob beat Joe, and Joe beat Steve, and Steve beat Tom, so Bob can beat Tom." Not wanting to watch another 25 minutes of the same two fighters going at it because you've seen plenty of evidence of how it will go (and the first hour of them fighting wasn't exactly thrilling to begin with) is just common sense.

 

[newms84]

I hate instant rematches but the recent instant trilogies we've gotten do not change the precedence on what happens if the former champ gets their belt back. There's a long history of dominant champs getting instant rematches before, and the attached thought was not "Well, if they win, then they're 1-1, so we need an instant rubber match too!"

Like, Vitor beat Randy, lost the instant rematch, then fought Tito while Randy defended against Chuck. We're not resetting the wheel here

Grasso can bounce back quick against anyone up top

It is a little different though because Val got her instant rematch and still failed to win the belt back. Whatever anyone thinks about the decision doesn't matter, it is what is. It's really on the UFC for making the third fight right away because now the right thing to do is a fourth fight that nobody, me included, wants to see

 

[RockyLockridge]

Ummmm 1-1-1.. How is this a legit question?

The QUADRILOGY. Unless cherry picking Shevchenko ducks again.

Ducked the trilogy with Amanda. Ducked the rematch with Santos.. and cherry picked number 6 Alexa. And got her arrogant ass subbed.. She quit.

It’s one-one-and one.

Nobody has won the series yet.

And FUCK the UFC for causing this BULLSHIT. ONE WHOLE YEAR between the rematch, and the trilogy. The UFC has fucked up most of WMMA with their pathetic, and useless rematches.

Shevchenko can’t claim victory on this, and walk away. It’s TIED.

The UFC let Izzy duck Alex. If they allow Shevchenko to do it too. They can fuck themselves.

They created the situation we are in now. When they gave Shevchenko an instant rematch she DIDN’T deserve.

Calling it now.. Shevchenko fucks Alexa for the remainder of her UFC career.

See av, thanks.