Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko Disagree About First Fight | Noche UFC
#UFC champ Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko disagreed about their first fight in a testy back-and-forth ahead of their #NocheUFC rematch.
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Grasso won the verbal exchange
Valentina talking like she won the last fight jajaja 😢
Good point by Grasso. 17 x Muay Thai Champ was trying very hard to take the fight to the ground and Grasso was landing solid shots.
It's mma not a muay thai fight 🤙
It's MMA Irene got f up by Nunes 😂😂😂😂
@jonathandi1410 Valentina brought it up first lmaooo 1:50
How dare Valentina with 7 defenses of her UFC title, wrestle in an MMA Fight!
@@thekeeng16 Followed by mentioning her 7 defenses in the UFC.
"I didn't have to learn anything" 🤡🤡 -Valentina
Lol sorry but your girl is gonna lose
@@Cnote50Trey the fact that this goof said she learned nothing from a *LOSS* just shows me she's gonna lose AGAIN
@@NoahCanFBchill out, taquito loco 😂
Valentina definitely seems way too overconfident
@@travism7856IMO to be a 7 time champion you have to carry that confidence regardless if your last fight was a win or loss
Alexa to valentina: YOU'RE A WRESTLER NOW ?!
Dang shots fired: Being a Muay Thai champion, I thought you’d strike with me more. That’s facts.
Valentina starting to sound like she is hungry for a humble pie
It's called psychological warfare. Conor and O'Malley do it all the time.
Valentina lost me as a fan with her attitude after every loss she’s taken. It’s the only time she’s genuine and you see her true colors. I love the way Grasso’s taken her losses and came back. The difference in attitudes is stark
Been a Valentina fan for years, but her attitude here is a little concerning. Grasso was boxing her up in that first fight.
That’s just Valentina. Same trash talk when she lost to Nunes etc., I’m here for it I think it helps build the fight 🤷♂️
Shes always been arrogant and made excuses when things didnt go her way. Look at the fight before alexa, she was losing, headbutted the girl which cut her eye so she couldnt see. When she was called out for a rematch because that changed the fight (she still arguably should have lost) she refused.
If you look at the scorecard Valentin outstriked her that fight and got the only takedowns. She got caught in a submission that’s all
@@chrisnettos4749you mean the same statistics that said Adesanya was outstriking Sean? 😂. Besides the number is the quality that matters, Alexa made Valentina back up when she connected, she has more powerful hands than Valentina.
@@chrisnettos4749 Yeah, I would have to re-watch it but that stats don't really mean much, I'm pretty sure they had Izzy and Sean matched for significant strikes as well but we all know they were not very significant.
Grasso is the coolest sexiest champion of all time
Lmfaoo you must be joking 😂😂😂😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3ycwho else is? Amanda Nunes the half man?
A plank
@@flyingmonke grasso looks like a big head chalupa
Alexa has a point. If she was winning the 1st round, why did she have to start wrestling?
Because it’s “Mixed Martial Arts” and not boxing alone. Wrestling is a part of MMA. You didn’t know that?
Alexa won from a val mistake not her skill set
That’s how smart fighters close out the round Duh Casual
@@deepthoughts1739 valentina is a striker not a wrestler, you didn't know that?
Because it's MMA? Valentina has fought every fight like that...
I want Grasso to win again. Valentina had her time.
I want Valentina to reclaim her title - she was winning all the way and only got subbed by an unlucky scramble that let her opponent take her back. For me, the Mexican girl hasn't proved she's a better martial artist than Valentina. She got lucky that's all. If she pulls it off again, then that makes it more than luck...we'll see.
This loss showed valentina's true colours.
yup
she's always come across like this. like when she talked about Wei Li
she got hurt cause she underestimated alexa, she lost like never before, no one make her look week as alexa did
even in the ground I think Alexa was hitting more shots to Valentina
Stop lying
valentina was bulling on the ground u can't oppose stats
Valentina needs to surround herself with people that tell her the truth. She definitely did well in rounds 2 and 3 but the first round definitely belonged to Alexa.
to be fair she won all rounds according to the judges, until that mistake at the end that grasso capitalized on, there's no reason to think she won't win this one other than grasso has more confidence and valentina is ready to retire, but valentina lives to fight and as long as she doesn't do a spinning back kick then she'll be ok, haha
@@wheelmanstanexactly
Valentina sounds really condescending here. Izzy got overconfident against Sean and he lost every round. Be careful not to underestimate Alexa.
I agree 👍 Grasso Will win watch 💪 and still
That condescending attitude is the one we want from Shevchenko
She's confident, I love it. Everyone is hating on Valentina now because of the new hot Latina 😂😂
@@ableton909she’s mid at best. But she seems like a really nice person and a good fighter.
That's not what she's saying, she says the things she has experienced, even as a champion over the years is ingrained into her already, and a loss can't take those things away. They'll always be there. Just like Izzy.
I've seen that fight 4-5 times ,I'm sorry for Valentina but I didn't see what she saw.
Than your a casual 😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc "Then you're a casual" or "Then you are a casual."
Casual
Same lol...she definitely lost rnd 1 ...and got two take downs attempts in rnd 4 rejected ...which forced her to stay standing up and lose in the 4th rnd ...2-2
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc come on,it was 2-1 Val after 3 rounds in round 4 Val wasn't much ahead in the stand up(and don't come with the stats,ufc stats counted all clinch strikes on the fence for that round,really?). It was a close round 4 and even if Valentina had somehow survided that round Grasso would have won round 4 because of the sub attempt,so it would have been 2-2 If you say Valentina was ahead in round 4 and only lost this round because of the spinning Kick then you have to do the same thing with round 2. Grasso was ahead in the stand up and made many mistakes in terms of preventing takedown attempts(didn't keep her distance sometimes,was rushing some of her attacks and so on)which Valentina could capitalize on so you can say(if you say Valentina lost round 4 only because of the spinning Kick) Grasso was winning round 2 and lost only because of her mistakes(mistakes which Grasso didn't make in round 4) which leaded to the takedown.
“Not enough for the victory” she finished you! 💀
By luck 😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc Oh yeah she got lucky she knew what to do in that situation lol 🤡
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc Naw Alexa timed it perfectly and trained for...lol 😂😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3ycWRONG. If you know one of your opponents weaknesses and capitalize on that it’s really not luck
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yckeep crying 😂
Grasso definitely rockred her in the first. She's got hands.
Valentina comes off as arrogant. It's hard for her to handle the loss because in her mind, bullets don't miss, and it missed in the first fight.
@@nyteowl8069 language barrier? She speaks fluent English lol
@nyteowl8069 She mentioned on one of her fights that if any fighter tries to find her weakness, they won't. That was arrogant. It's just small talk. Regardless, this fight is gonna be 🔥🔥🔥
😅😅😅😭
@@nyteowl8069she fluently speaks like 5 languages. No barrier at all
Valentina is a Goddess, sure as hell she´s arrogant, she´s not going to say that but I do.
I used to be a Valentina fan, but she came across as extremely arrogant straight after the loss and looks like nothing has changed. Literally has never given any props to Alexa but has just convinced herself she was unlucky. 100% Alexa wins the rematch as I think she will have made more adjustments despite winning the previous fight.
She has always been condescending when it comes to real competition. She has always bet against Zhang Weili and belittling her achievements. So not surprising to having her mask off moment here against Grasso
No offense but you know in fighting you don't want to give the opposition any edge right? Alexa's confidence is beaming. Valentina has to act like fight 1 was a fluke, it's all psychological warfare.
@thomasenglish8409 Valentina will be crushed that she lost you as a fan lol
That’s the mindset of a champion and a warrior, obviously you’re not gonna think anyone is actually better than yourself. You need to believe people only beat you due to luck etc to give yourself confidence
@iane3694 it's not the mindset of a champion. All fighters think like that.
Valentina is borderline disrespectful especially since the last time they faced one another she got strangled 😂
Val is still the best there is!
I'm thinking why would they put them on that stage like that they definitely wanted to instigate because Alexa usually won't bite
Borderline disrespectful?? Wtf??? This is the fight business kid!! 😆
@@zooknuttprobably hypersensitive
@@zooknutt has nothing to do with being sensitive she's trying to discredit Alexa for putting that work in on her and her take is delusional
Let's go Alexa.
No
@@OG_Clarkey Yes.
Cheerleader 😂😂😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc 📣 Let's go, Alexa! Let's go! 👏👏
@@yuppiecake9097 you probably just became a fan of grasso fanboy
Wow, what happened to Valentina? I don't remember her giving Grasso much credit for her win. Even Amanda Nunes gave credit to Pena for winning their first meeting.
"I don't have to learn anything because of the loss or something like that" this statement will be her downfall saying things like that will almost always end in a very bad way.
It's called psychological warfare. Conor and O'Malley do it all the time.
@@asianconnection7701 saying you don't have to learn anything from a loss is not mind games, it just tells everyone including Grasso that you're overconfident and didn't improve. Chevy has never been good at mind games, its not for everyone
You can tell valentina got bunch of yes men around her cause she still really believes she was winning all rounds she delusional
Valentina shouldn't be over confident as a multiple times kickboxing champion. If Sean can stand with Issy and outbox him, Alexa definitely can deliver the same way.
Exactly, the fact she was Muay Thai champion 15 years ago is totally irrelevant, she was only winning rounds against Grasso with lay and pray
@@jacquesdegauthiershe was still winning and that’s what matters.
I was picking Valentina but hearing this make me question
@@mohammedkhaliq1475was… that’s all that matters😂
What does that have to do with this? Again people trying to do MMA math 🤦🏽♂️🤣
Why Valentina always sour after she loses , like sheesh you lost you tapped out how can you still talk crap? She did with Amanda too smh
Valentina obviously doesn’t know MMA MATH never adds up. Ask Sean Strickland I hope Alexa clowns her ass again and humbles her.
WOW...Valentina being so damn Arrogant with.." I didn't have to learn anything!" I really Hope Alexa T.K.O.'s her or taps her out again to show her it's not a fluke..all Valentina should of said was " Yeah she beat me fair and square, but this time I'm going to try to win my belt back.. but Valentina just can't be humble or accept that she lost... it's going to eat her alive come Sat..Let's Go Alexa! 🤗😎💪
It's called psychological warfare. Conor and O'Malley do it all the time.
Fr tho history always told us to stay humble and those who don't will fall.🙌🏼
I like Valentina, she is an awesome fighter, but more and more I turn to Alexa. I hope Alexa will win.
You jump from different bandwagon you a fanboy 😂
@@StevenPolanco-yp3ycBandwagon Fake Fans watch when Umar beats Sean O Malley 😂
Alexa was moving like a rapper when she had to tell that truth lolololol
Grasso overrated
@@StevenPolanco-yp3ycGrasso beat two washed fighters Vivian & Calderwood 😂
I love that rebuttal. She said “You say your world Muay Thai champion but you decided to try to take it to the ground” 🔥🔥 that’s my champion talk that talk!!!!! 🇲🇽 🇲🇽🇲🇽
Okay time to drop some facts for the casuals here . Valentina has wrestled in every fight that she has been in the UFC , that’s number 1 . And Grasso was the first one to attempt a take down in round number 1 . So calm down and NEW !!!!!!
@@JulioRodriguez-ep2rvdid you saw Valentina getting out striked in the fight? Or you are going to denied that? And it was very clear that she took the fight to the ground when she was being outclassed in their feet.
It’s calling Mixed Martial Arts 😂
@@JulioRodriguez-ep2rv Valentina was saying that she was going to outbox Grasso 😂…
@@VGAPI and in the 4th round , Valentina was out striking her .
the underdog made her tap, that's why shes mad 😂😂😂
Yup, it’s been a very bitter pill to swallow for her it seems. 😂😂😂
Little bit of gamesmanship from Valentina and I like the way Grasso responded -- they both are trying to leave question marks in each other's minds.
Stop assuming
That's just Val. She's always cocky and contemptuous about her opponent
@@bilbowaggins3036exactly!! she did the same after the Santos fight which many thought she lost. Never humble or gives props to her toughest challenges.
Grasso gonna whoop her again easy I mean I don't know how she thinks that she was winning the fight on the standup grasso was hurting her bad she is being delusional her time is up
Alexa got her with the Muay Thai line this fight should be a banger
This is always the toughest part of being a fan of MMA, rooting for two fighters you like that have to fight each other. Love Grasso, but I love Valentina as well. Think Val gets it done
Bae vs Bae
@@ableton909👆
Real mma fans don't "root" for someone every fight, that makes no logical sense. The best way to consume sports is to be neutral and enjoy the SPORT for what it is. You're too emotional
@@RawDogTV lol yup thats me too emotional and not logical because I like multiple ufc fighters 😂
@@OJ-1Kenobinot trying to hate I like some fighters too but the sport is bigger than the athletes . 12 fights on average per event (4 events per month on average) so you’re “rooting” for a fighter every event? By doing that it takes away from really enjoying the sport cause when they lose you’re sad cause you were emotionally tied to the loser. I don’t care about the outcome, I’m emotionally tied to the SPORT.
grasso will retain that belt🤘🏻 🇲🇽
Grasso will take the win again.
Quote Valentina: "I didn't have to learn anything because of the loss." That's quite condescending.
Oh Bullet, you are a making it hard for me to root for you.
I think I'm in love with Alexa
Nooo that’s my already wife chill 😂
😂@@charlesd643
Everyone gassed up valentina to the point where she cant admit she had some holes. 😂 shes going to get Usmaned..
I like the static between these too. This is probably the most aggressive I've seen Valentina before a fight.
Sour grapes Valentina..
If Shevkenko thinks she was coasting to a win until she got her back room she is sorely mistaken. Not a good mindset for Saturday.
It's called psychological warfare. Conor and O'Malley do it all the time.
If a boxer learns how to defend leg kicks he will be extreme dangerous on the feet.
man Valentina is very salty. If she truly doesnt recognized that she lost 1st round and was losing the 4th,then I hope she loses again.well for that statement alone,I hope she gets schooled
Let 's go Alexa u still the champ
Val was choked out and lost. No more No Less. Val lost her Belt. Done did.
She will win it back in two days
I so hope Valentina gets her block knocked off again! I’m predicting a tko by Alexa in the third!
I agree with Alexa it would’ve been even going into the fifth
Valentina's whole demeanor changed when she got cracked and tasted that power from Grasso. Valentina is so salty. Her whole identity is wrapped up in that belt. I'm rooting for Grasso again, lets go!
I wish Valentina was more humble in defeat. She still can’t accept the lose against nunes in their second fight and she contributes Alexa winning to “one mistake”. I guess she’s trying to be a heal now
yup
I’m can’t wait for this fight, all grasso has to do is defend the takedowns which I know they trained super hard for that was the only thing Val did in the fight to make it seem like she was winning but Alexa dominated on the feet so we’ll see what changes were made
Valentina just holding Grasso down a lot. She tried to crucifix Grasso but Grasso found her way out. Remember at the end of the round, Grasso was in a guillotine mode but Valentina was saved by the bell. Yup it was 2-2. Round 1& 4 for Grasso. Valentina is cocky as always. Her fights were almost all boring
Where can I see full full video
alexa turned her into a wrestler REAL quick. the 2nd fight will be no different. AND STILL
Where can I find the whole thing?
The ref stood them up 😂
Shevchenko already seems like she's overlooking her; does she really think she was up four rounds? Haha! Did she watch that fight back? Alexa was beating her up. She landed in each round, and though she was taken down Valentina wasnt 'winning' that fight in the fourth.
As much as it pains me as a long time fan…Valentina is done as champ at 125. It was a legendary career but that last fight felt solidly in Grasso’s control. Well done bullet
If Karolina Kowalkiewicz can reinvent herself, so can Bullet. IF she can put aside that ego. Damn! 🤣
Valentina is so annoying she lost and talks like she won.
It’s time for a new Title reign and i think Alexa gets it done. I love Valentina but her prior match with Taila Santos not only exposed her but left her wide open for the picking. Grasso was actually losing that first fight BUT…She wasn’t too far behind and so that “Feeler” is all done and over with now. Valentina will guarantee bring the SAME strategy and fight techniques as she’s always had, And Grasso is gonna be all ready for it again. Barring Grasso doesn’t get caught with that Head-kick from HELL…It should be a Repeat AND STILL…
Valentina is Deliciounal And if she doesn't take it seriously What alexa graso can bring the table she will lose second time
wheres the full version of this
Grasso get's in there and Boxes like a man! She does The Man Dance!
Wow, I always loved Valentina, but she's starting to give me Ronda vibes. Don't get me wrong, I like Ronda, but this was exactly what her attitude was like sometimes. I'm not sure about Valentina anymore. Once they start to lose the humbleness, I lose interest in even rooting for them.
The issue is not if Valentina is 'smart' or good overall and that's why she wrestled, the issue is... she's bragging about 17 time muai tai champ... but saw no success and turned into a wrestler. Valentina set herself up for that burn provided by Alexa... '17 time muai tai champ? So why not strike with me?'
She did strike and out struck Grasso throughout the fight. She used a simple jab to nullify Grasso punches. Y’all are easily manipulated by what other people say instead of what actually happened.
If Valentina thinks she was winning all four of those rounds then she is delusional. It was 2-2 and she got choked out.
Oh man, arrogance is a horrible disease. I like Valentina but...have some humility my lady.
No dog in this fight, and I'm not sure if this is overconfidence or denial, but Valentina did not win all rounds. The scorecards literally proved that. The momentum was clearly shifting before that finish. The takedowns got harder, and holding down Alexa was getting even harder than that. Alexa was in her face with a full tank of gas before the 5th started. I would almost feel better for Valentina's chances if she actually made excuses, like an injury affecting her cardio. Now i don't know.
Alexa !!!!!!!
Alexa Grasso speaks very good English. She was born and raised in Mexico and she surely did not go to an expensive bilingual school there .
I hope Valentina loses, she has been condescending the whole time since the fight took place , she is definitely going to lose if she honestly doesn’t think she needs to change anything in this fight.
Yeah. Val and Alexa. The talk before the storm. To be honest, at this point I simply want one of them to annihilate the other. Then I might just sit down and write fan fiction about the two of them taking a shower together after the fight.
Valentina come across salty
NO WORDS, LET'S FIGHT AND SEE THE REAL THING !!! BOTH ARE GOOD !!
There was a time when we had 3 Nigerian champions. Now we have None. There was a time when we had 3 Mexican Champions and after Saturday there will be only 1😂😂.
There has been only two nigerian champion in all the history of the ufc. Francis is not from Nigeria
@@pirm6049lmao true
Francis was Cameroonian, not Nigerian.
And we only have 1 Mexican champion right now. Alexa.
Yair was never an actual champion if that’s the case Colby , Gaethje, Tony Ferguson Ciryl gane (I can keep going if you’d like ) we’re all champions as well
Title is misleading I didn't see any weapons on guns fired!
Grasso is the next and best UFC Champ!
Grasso was winning the fight up to the point it was stopped. Val is LYING to herself.
That is demonstrably false. The judges gave Grasso Rd 1. They scored 2 and 3 for Shevchenko. During Round 2, Round 3, and Round 4 (up until the finish) Shevchenko was clearly dominating the fight. That's just a fact. However, Grasso is correct when she states 2-2 because if Round 4 were scored, it would be her round because she finished Shevchenko. I like both fighters but I feel Shevchenko is a level above Grasso. I believe Saturday will be a long, painful evening for Grasso. Shevchenko will leave no doubt about who is the better fighter.
@@ChuckRosseel you are delusional just like Val. It's ok the rematch will be worse for val who should be on a 2 fight losing streak. Saturday will be 3
Lmfaooo yeah right 😂😂😂
@bnegs521 nah you just riding the grasso bandwagon she was losing before the sub
@@StevenPolanco-yp3yc Val lost to Santos, choked out and after Saturday she will be officially a HAS BEEN 🤣🤣
man shout out Grasso. love her
Huge valentina fan but I feel like he has a bunch of yes men around her who wont tell her how she really did in the first fight
MMA success either changed Val or it brought out the real her... a very arrogant, and kinda disrespectful, fighter. Go Alexa!
Arrogance grows best on the dunghill of ignorance. Valentina
Valentina has no filter! I love it. Lol. She’s not wrong. But… that title fight didn’t go as planned. It’s time for a trilogy fight to settle unfinished business
No trilogy val has failed to finish ag twice now. Grasso vs Erin
I genuinely love that Valentina is maintaining her condescending alpha villain persona. And that Alexa is being her sweetheart self too. This is like a movie/cartoon come to life. MMA is such an exciting unpredictable sport. All of anyone's past achievements however recent , mean nothing when the a worthy contender comes along. The explosive reactivity of youth can overcome massive disparities in experience and certain styles just cut through others. But I love how confident Valentina is!
From what I’ve seen Grasso isn’t really better than Valentina, but she’s really good. Alexa is much younger and mother time is catching up with Shevchenko. Hi still believe Valentina has what it takes to become champion again and retain. But, she’s going to have to work even harder as she isn’t getting any younger. Even if Grasso wins a trilogy fight, I don’t see her retaining the belt for like Valentina did. She doesn’t have that kind of experience in the sport. We shall see. Regardless, it’s time for round 3!
Strickland v Izzy, Kape v Kai got nothing on these two, maaann the trash talk.
Love when it got heated 2:34
and the look on Val's face at 5:55 Priceless!
It's not gonna be a walk in the park for Bullet but I think she takes the gold.
I liked Valentina & I thought she had more class than she is showing. Try a bit of humility for a full second..
Valentina is about to smoke this girl 🤦🏽♂️
Grasso just need to wait valentina turn around do some spinning kick, and hug her from behind, but need to it faster like the first fight
“Ze POWER. Aye Hiezit.” - Valentina
😂😂😂
Did they record this on an old '90s music video talk show set?
Who cares about scorecard she just tap tap tap
Alexa Diaz: "Oh you're a wrestler now!?"
She’s been grappling with people what u mean
Valentina was winning, but it's never a good sign when a former champ can't acknowledge their opponent was better that night...
She got her back from a big mistake besides that Valentina was beating her
@@kevinnelzin1884at this level there is no mistakes
Was…😂😂😂😂😂😂