UFC champ Alexa Grasso set for her first title defense in September

Alexa Grasso (left) and Valentina Shevchenko (right) clashed in March. Photo via UFC (Twitter)

Two of the world’s absolute best fighters, Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso, will clash in an immediate rematch for the UFC women’s flyweight title.

At the moment it’s unclear if the flyweight title bout will be on a pay-per-view event or a UFC Fight Night, but it is expected to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The two rivals last fought at UFC 285 in March when Grasso pulled off a huge upset by stopping the dominant long-reigning champ Shevchenko’s in the fourth round with a rear-naked choke, to become the division’s new title holder.

She also made history as the first Mexican woman to win a UFC title.

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Alexa Grasso is the pound-for-pound No. 1

When double champion Amanda Nunes recently retired, Alexa Grasso took over the No. 1 spot on the women’s pound-for-pound rankings.

Shevchenko is currently ranked at No. 2 in the rankings.

Check out the complete list below!

1 Alexa Grasso
2 Valentina Shevchenko
3 Zhang Weili
4 Rose Namajunas
5 Julianna Peña
6 Carla Esparza
7 Erin Blanchfield
8 Jessica Andrade
9 Yan Xiaonan
10 Taila Santos
11 Manon Fiorot
12 Amanda Lemos
13 Raquel Pennington
14 Holly Holm
15 Tatiana Suarez

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