Alexa Grasso 'Not Frustrated' by Draw vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Open to Trilogy | Noche UFC
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Noche UFC's Alexa Grasso talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after her split draw with Valentina Shevchenko to retain the women's flyweight title in Las Vegas.
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Happy to hear she’s not ducking trilogy. When you have a legend contender like Valentina, and you’re on top, you want it to be conclusive. Figgy got it without the accolades of Valentina and this fight was just as good
Figgy whooped Morenos ass in the first fight and the draw was because of a foul.
shes def gunna be ducking
@@danielmoreno7056"Whooped" is a stretch 😂
Wouldn’t be “ducking” anyway she got nothing to prove against Valentina imo
Imma be fr my heart be melting everytime she smiles
Hey hey watch it 😂 jk she s a chuilta ❤
What a fight,these two ladies are warriors on a different level,i believe there has to be a third fight,maybe a fourth depending,hard to root against either lady,i didn’t know how good Grasso was until her first fight with Shevchenko
No one knew she was that good. Some of us gave her a shot, but no one saw this coming until it happened. Val has been in tougher fights lately in general.
@@jasonwest7476I knew she was good. I had her winning the first and second.
she sucks ..she got beat up
I'm sorry but most of you fans find about a fighter the moment they're about to walk out
Alexa won that last round and that round she dropped Valentina that should have been a 10/8
dropping doesn't give u a 10-8 casual
@@jordanweisner2637 hahhaaha right? what a banana brain
Why is no one talking about how even the commentary (DC and Dom) was saying in the 5th it's anyone's fight 2-2 and whoever makes a statement in the 5th wins it .. then instantly everyone acting like it's a robbery because all the judges cards was wrong not just 1
yeah thats annoying
To be fair commentary is not the best at scoring fights but I completely agree for fight
You do understand why she won is because someone gave her a 10 8 round. Which if you know anything about fighting 10 8 is absolutely ridiculous decision in the 5th round
The DCs were wrong & influence fans, they ignored everything else that happened in R4 & only focused on Grasso's questionable knees to give her the round. But she slowed down, started watching & eating shots in R4. Most of the visible damage on her happened in R4 which is why 2 judges & about 50% of fans & media gave R4 to Val.
@@unsub6737 it was close the official stats done after the fight Grasso outlanded her that round 20-19 and it was still razer Close
I'm a big fan of both! I'm happy it went to a draw!👍
Valentina won the fight she did little more damage but it a close fight
Congrats to Alexa! She’s sweet as candy, fights like a beast with all her heart and a very respectful polite lady. Lots of love from UK 🎉
@@mikec930😂😂😂😢😢😢😂😂😂
@@mikec930 lol 😂 and if you claim you do you’ve been hit in the head too much 😂😂😂
@@franktrejo2558lol bro you most definitely don’t know a thing about MMA be proud of your people but don’t be biased to the fact that she lost 😂
@@mugen11120 didn’t mean to offend your BF bro lol and “ my people” lol? You are one funny little dude!
"sweet as candy" with a knee to the head. What a Mexicunt!
Media repeating questions to Alexa with different trick words SLEEZY!
Grasso fought her ars off. Im glad she still has the belt.
@MoongodTDWP I know how to spell it I just didn't wanna get in trouble.
the true female goat
Grasso gifted the draw.
Val gifted the win in the santos fight. Karmas real
Grasso got robbed by giving Val a draw.
Brilliant back and forth fight credit to both great warriors and role models very close fight couldnt argue either way razor thin needs a trilogy no doubt
10-8 was absolute BS, she lost the fight and the one judge was clearly bias.
facts. i like her but a 10-8 round then would at least later on after watching the fight, would have me speak up and admit the truth. i dont blame her in this interview...she just fought for her life in front of millions of people.
GRANDEE LA REINA ALEXA 😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
No way she took 3 rounds
2, 4, & 5. Grasso won.
@@jonathanm.2609who you callin fat
Beautiful woman even after a war.
One Class Act! Great fight. Like I said before the fight - It's a shame that either of these ladies has to lose. Maybe I got what I wanted. Not too sure.
It is funny how the interviewers keep trying to get Grasso to admit a fault in her game. There was no fault; she is a true champion and beautiful. They have to make a movie or a tv series based on Grasso, a telenovela.
she aint sleeping with you lil incel
Valantina showing signs of ageing now , she was a great champion, but not looking that sharp now , this fight was so damn close draw looks ok , can’t say who won ,Grasso looked more sharper then before
Sharper? Grasso reminds me of Masvidal can't stop them takedowns. Would've thought after their first encounter she'd done a lot better but watching the fight Valentina kept putting her down. Grasso took a lot of damage so I don't see how she performed better than the first time around? Was still a good fight.
Agree Grasso was way sharper, even when she got taken down she still beat her head from the bottom and the 5th round it was almost sleep time.
Agree with capcom! Let’s see how long this Grasso will last as champ
Schevchenko didn't do enough. Being on top of someone doing nothing is not winning. Valentina got hit alot while being on top of Grasso. Excuses, excuses.
Backstabbes again
You're a Typical UFC casual..don't know what match you were watching.
THANK YOU! I'll never understand that. Just bcuz you take a fighter down and technically "control" them it shouldn't be considered "total ground control." you get a fighter down but don't do much damage while the other fighter is fighting off their backs I think it's BS that they don't get credit for getting up, defending subs, doing damage etc. If you're gonna score the fight on the ground, offense AND defense need to be considered. Same as on the feet. Scorecards should be posted in between rounds.
You probably think round five was a 10-8 for Grasso? If you had to explain to a class of MMA students the fifth round, minute by minute, they would all know exactly when you started to warp for your bias. If they were your paid students, they would go along with your biases. Just carefully explain a 10-8 to all of us who are not biased, thanks, peace!
valnetina legacy took a big hit she cant be the goat after losing twice to alexa
Love her Attitude
This could be in the running for Fight of the Year...kudos to both athletes.
Kudos to the crooked judge.
@@ccrider3435I agree. Grasso won 2,4,5 easy. They robbed her with that draw smh
literally was a rigged 10-8@@Scholarofonecandle
@@ccrider3435everyone mad about the 10-8 but if it wasnt a draw its a victory for grasso. So which do you prefer?
@@johnnyr7289an updated scoring system that actually takes into account the new meta of MMA. This boxing 10 point system is archaic and leaves way too much room for “error” and manipulation if we are being honest. Plenty of better models to choose from but that would mean less drama and entertainment for the fans.
Proud of you Champ. Felicidades 🎉🎉❤
Grasso you could hv ended shevchenko in R2 itself. Only u need to follow up with that knock down.
Great fight by two very skilled fighters. I feel that Val Still tries to play the points/ decision game and pulls back from trying to outright finish by " ground /pound or submission. When Grasso gets the advantage, she " presses", frantically trying for a stoppage. The intent of both fighters can also sway Judges. They certainly gave us all a show, last night.
Yes!!!! The fight was great and it could have seriously gone either way. I also think that Valentina focuses too much on other things besides just fighting. Example, when Alexa started attacking her on the ground with the kicks to the head. For sure, I can understand why she was upset, but it was apparent she does NOT like being on the receiving end of damange. In other words, Valentina will not stand and fight mano-a-mano if you will. Also, when Alexa started her aggression, on various occasions, Valentina immediately tried to supress it by trying to take her down or doing something similar. Regardless, it is well known that to beat the champion, the contender should do it on their own instead of letting the judges make their ruling.
La mejor GRRRRRASSO! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
I noticed Valentinas arm wasn't the same in the 5th round when she got slammed she put her hand down and tweaked her wrist
Felicidades Alexa you are the champ❤❤
no she isnt
@@justinjasper03cry
mexicans celbrating draws is very indicative of your culture@@josegarza7719
@@josegarza7719you’re a biased Mexican lol
Это нечья! Причём с нарушениями со сторны Алекса Грасс!
Alexa Grasso is a great fighter and a 100% class act👍.
I’m glad this wasn’t ppv but it could have been. Nice card. Main event was an instant classic
Amazing Champion... so humble and courtious...
As a Cuban-American, it gives me great pride to see a Latina champion who is so well-spoken, beautiful and humble. Que tengas ese cinturon por muchos años Alexa, mandandote mucho amor de Miami ❤
RACIST!
Not Latina, MEXICAN.
Congratz to Alexa keeping that belt! Viva Mexico!! And I would love to see Alexa Vs Erin blanchflied next.. imo.. that fight makes me sense.. 🤗😎💪
Nope it’s Valentina.
@@orrinsjuice1she didn’t capitalize on her instant rematch, she should run it back with Santos instead
It was a good fight,the draw was a good decision ,valentina did ok but not enough, to beat the champ in a card desicion they have to really really dominate the champ,getting on top an not doing anything, it's not good enough to win a round
Shutup
Valentina actually won both on the feet and on the ground.
What about when she got knocked across the octagon or the choke tht made her lose the belt
Valentina lost 2 and 4 stop being biased, then lost 5. And Valentina is my favorite fighter. Let's be real and honest
@@brianvaldez1746 you must have either been biased or high, if not both, to think that Alexa won round 4. Alexa only clearly won round 2. She even took more damages in round 5 than the last minute scramble to get a rear naked choke on Valentia. If she gets a 10 - 8 for that, then Val should get a 10-8 for having her in the same position in one of the earlier rounds. I too like Alexa and actually wanted her to win, but she lost that fight both on the feet and on the ground.
I'm on the fence here. she won but also not really won 🤨 Anyways, what's the phrase here that the translator couldn't repeat : 'Jalisco no se rajen ?' What is that Rajen / Rahen ?
It means Jalisco doesn’t back down. Jalisco no se raja
Bonuses from judges now, Grasso's 10-8 in R5. Without it, the Mexican champ would have lost the fight & belt at the Mexican Independence Day event. Mike Bell didn't want to spoil the party. Trilogy next. Grasso also needs time to recover, she took some damage (visible) in R4 & 5. "Dana, 50Gs babyy" "Mike, 10-8 babyy"
You have to beat the Champ decisively. Fuck the scorecards; anybody who watched that fight with a semblance of feel for an outcome should have no problem with a draw. If any fight was a draw it was that one.
Alexa won 2, 4 and 5.
@@playinsincepong1 go back to watching Ric Flair in WWE if you really believe that crap none of what you said is coherent 😂
How about R4?
@@commeunouraganyes.
Both women had so many finish attempts.. i get the frustration on both sides.. that guillotine attempt by valentina.. i thought she held it too long.. she couldve pulled out of that and delivered some elbows to finish the fight
Humilde , grande Grasso ! Felicitaciones !!
of course she's not frustrated she still has her belt but the judges gave a draw cause of the last round which i found not faire she got the shit knocked our of her 4-5 round but they should find new judges that really know how to score a fight cause the judges that judge fights some of them were found in a tavernes as far as im concerned😠
Great questions an translator they were having fun.
Grasso did NOT win round 4. Round 5 was close. Grasso did literally nothing until the last minute, and was punching arms. Not close to a 10-8, obviously.
Dang your so observant. You should be a judge 🤔
Bla, bla, bla bla, no mames p3nd3jo
Alexa: bella, Gentil y femenina! Saludos desde CHILE 👍.
Bien dicho
Hagan el evento en México y van a ver que tan presente va estar la gente… es muy difícil para nosotros preparar un viaje a Estados Unidos. UFC ni se van a arrepentir si el evento es en Guadalajara.
Don’t need it in Mexico when the judges are already Mexicans
Dudo que despues de lo que pasó en la pelea de Yahir Rodriguez en la Arena Ciudad de México quieran regresar... la neta la gente sí se pasó, entiendo la frustración, pero sí nos vimos muuuy mal
VIVA MEXICO ALEXA FELICIDADES ERES UNA CAMPEONA
Do me a favor. Stay there in Mexico and keep your cousins there too
@@jswoleinyourhole2864salty like val
Grasso vs Shevchenko 3 Blanchfield vs Fiorot
Grasso got a Gift and the judge should be banned from judging for life..... Huge Stain in the UFC..... The Fix was in and if Dana is honest he will be vocal about this bullshit.
Bravo girl ❤❤❤
God please no rematch, sick of them already. New matchup for Grasso please!
Grassy lost the fifth she is Lying to say she won that 10-8
People got their money's worth in this championship bout.
Congratulations Alexa!!🎉🍾💥👊🤜🤛
She lost
@@mikec930 she didn't lose belt..relax!!
@@PamelaMontana it was a draw and Valentina got robbed in the 5 th should have been a 10 9 you relax
Viva mexico 🇲🇽 😍 ❤️
Why do you invade into America then?
G R A S S O WIN 2 4 5 THE MAT DONT LIE SIMPLE
She’s not frustrated because the bad judging favored her… that is what is called a “Tell”.
The judging is corrupt.
I had grasso winning 2 4 and 5
Alexea ❤❤
We r so proud of our great Champion Alexa Grasso from our State Jalisco México! Best wishes for the great Valentina Shevshenko as well!
If it's so great why is she living in America?
Because Jalisco Mexico is part of America, wich is the name of our continent. It’s funny that your comment is right if you consider the words that you are putting, but it is totally wrong if you pay attention to the intention behind the mere words.
🙏🏾😘 I’m sorry Alexa, I studied French in high school & college, and I didn’t know I’d live in NYC & LA …but I can learn Spanish
Fight was 3-1 in Schevchenko's favor going into the 5th round in a lot of peoples eyes. Jon Anik even made a comment about the champ needing to get a finish in the final round to secure a victory before the round started. Even if it were 2-2, most thought Shevchenko had done enough during the first 4 minutes of the 5th round to secure the win. The 10-8 scorecard was another gross example of Judges appeasing the UFC and scoring it how they think the UFC want the fight scored. "The UFC doesn't control the judging or have a say in judging" is a cop out response by the UFC and it's by design - they want to be removed from having any responsibility in the outcome of decisions by deferring to the judges... These judges have been around long enough to know what outcomes the UFC want in these scenarios and do their best to ensure they meet those expectations. Sports become more and more blatant with its favouritism. It's good for the sharp gamblers who take this kind of stuff into consideration though.
Grasso won 2 4 and 5. Score cards were dumb tho
Incorrect
Well said
Disagree, you have to come out and beat the champ and the fight I watched Grasso near had her sleeping. Should have been a clear cut win for Grasso!
Love both fighters it was a great battle, but I had it Shevchenko 3-2. Grasso had the 2nd and 5th rounds.
Thanks for the video, MMA JUNKIE
the CHAMP.
i don’t think a trilogy will happen to be honest, i think Valentina moves up to 135 before all that.
❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 alexa!!!!😮😮
I had it 2-2 before the 5th round. I genuinely believe Grasso won but a draw wasn’t surprising. I’m genuinely surprised more people believed Valentina won it.
Valentina 1,3,4. Rewatch the fight mate👍🏻Learn how to judge fights
@@rb15606 Nope, Garcia is right. A little control should not have won Valentina the belt. Alexa put the stamp on it far more convincingly. Look at MMADecisions, more media members had it for Grasso as well. These are people who are used to judging fights. So, you should learn mate.
@@jonstewart6860 wtf are you talking about. Valentina literally easily won 1 and 3, and the weasle broke down round 4 on his yt channel and Valentina landed the more damaging shots on the feet, and the grappling wasn’t effective enough from grasso to win her that round.
@@rb15606 So...Valentina won because somebody who calls themselves ''the weasle'' said so. Gotcha. Well...20 media members who score fights and call themselves ''journalists'' ultimately scored it for Alexa. Hope you don't get all your knowledge from ''the weasle''.
@@jonstewart6860 no… not because he said so. Don’t be naive. Read what I said again carefully. He made a video dissecting the round, and Valentina won. Check the scoring criteria. Idc about what the media members say😂😂I care about scoring fights by the scoring criteria.
Close fight but you must destroy a champ to win the belt!
No. By that logic there shouldn't even be judges. Fight till you are standing. This isn't gladiator fighting. There is a reason why there are points.
Bro, you put yourself in trouble saying that 😅 Tell me how Cejudo beat DJ?
Thank you Alexa! ROY BENAVIDEZ.... In the blood....Roy Benavidez!❤
I love Grasso the way she fight, very clinically good
Im in love with this women
Congrats alexa and valentina great fights
VIVA MÉXICO CBRONES 🇲🇽🇲🇽
Yet you all want to invade America
So they messed up the score card to make it look as close as a draw.not even a win.thats
Of course she’s not frustrated because she actually truly lost!!!
right?! lol . im a fan of them both but a 10-8 on round five or any round in the fight is nuts
She didn't lose. It was a close fight. Valentina failed to dominate her opponent, which is what she was supposed to do if she wanted the belt. End of story.
incredible fight but a clear 48-47 for Grasso. Even if it was a draw, Grasso is still ahead after two attempts by Val to beat her. Let the division move on
move on to what? lmaoo nah we need grasshoe vs val 7!!
Thing is she didn't win though, if not for the 10-8 she would have lost & honestly its kinda unfair how you don'T beat your opponent & still be the champion. 3.5 minutes of that 5th she was getting pieced, without answer. It's not like the contenders are tearing it up, rematch
Why are people so scared to lose
@@Stella_B-fo5vu Yea any other sport, and if you win by a millisecond or 1 point, you win. If a sprinter beats a sprinter by 2/10th of a second, they win. If a basketball team wins 113 to 112, they win... but in MMA the logic gets thrown out the window "you have to really beat the champ'. It was clear win for Valentina and I'm not sure if Malcolm needs to watch the fight again or is too biased...
@@Mr-E. one could argue she diid beaT the 'champion' just not that 10-8 judge but we can agree to disagree
She only won by a 10-8 score card that wasn’t even close to a 10-8. She might not even won the round. Weird to hear her just accept it.
😂😂😂😢😢😢😂😂😂
Who can tell me when the last legit 10-8 round was in a championship fight? Let’s compare that to round five. Valentina is a beast and she has a great point.
val beat her ass for 4 minutes of round 5 then alexa failed a submission. val won rd 5 10 9 all day. mike got paid off to make sure alexa retained for the mexican fans
i cant be happy with a draw when the last round was criminally off. im not pissed or anything but this happened to canelo vs ggg the first go round. its egregious
Of course she's not frustrated by the draw, she gets to keep her title and pretend like she won, what could be better for Grasso rn?
Lol you can’t beat the champ With just point fighting like Valentina. I thought your girl was the better striker? The woman who dominates? Lol she got dropped and ended up getting reversed by the grappling exchanges, despite Alexa not even being a good grappler.
Compare her face to her opponents
Jalisco no se raja
Alexa ganó, fue muy cerrada la pelea? No lo creo, lamentablemente la oportunidad de sumisión llegó tarde y no se concluyó, pero le conviene a UFC una trilogía, tons, se esperaba
Grasso made lots of mistakes. Shevchenko still managed to make it competitive, lol. Age is definitely catching up to here.
Valentina fought 4-1/2 rounds with a broken hand and won that fight, has nothing to do with age when grasso is going on 31.
@mikejames4248 Age hits different when you're 34 and have been doing martial arts since you were 5. And not to mention, women generally retire earlier than men for a reason.
@@mikejames4248 31 is old for marriage, 34 is old for MMA 125lb division. Let's not make a mistake, we are not talking "the wall" here!
@@phreshian nothing wrong with valentina and Nunes is 35 so there goes your age factor.
Confused at your comment - Valentina fought really well in this fight and beat Grasso. It shows that age hasn't caught up to her yet. I was very impressed with her performance.
Alexa, my amazon devices are going bonkers.
She right..fourth round belong to grasso but 2 judges give to valentina..I guess lose some win some..at least we got right “winner”
No one won
She fought very brave and well but she lost and its not her fault the judge messed up so enjoy your win champ.
She dropped her and almost finished her. She deserved the win 🤫
@@jasonwest7476 I watched that punch in slow motion and it looked as tho shavchenko was more off balance than dropped.??anyway great fight congrats to the winner she fought well it's not her fault
@@jasonwest7476 1% right
and they said she got lucky first time and dropped valetina twice
Does anybody realize she didn't win ? People should get a clue about the sport. Besides the fact that it wasn't a win it should have been an L for her. It reminds me why boxing sucks. This chick lost . Mexican day should have had anything to do with it.
Haters gonna hate! Let the Lady have her glory!Why not!!Good fight!!
Not every criticism is hate. Especially if it has a point. The word hate or hater is often overused and misused.
they racist and sad the white girl got beat twice by the mexican african queen
Calling people haters because they understand what really happens is stupid. This chick lost. It's really that simple.
Shes wants to fight a new contender? You have to finish this fight first just because the way it ended lol. She has the ability to beat her
She will most likely fight Blanchfield next. Val fractured her thumb and has already said she will take time to fully recover.
@@toluani7690 ohh ok
If they trained for the 5th round to be hers, why did she only throw about 6 punches in the round up until the 3:50 minute mark? You don't get point for hitting your opponents fist with your face do you?
😂😂😂😢😢😢😂😂😂
grassy clearly lost, bad judges, bullet time won!
Grasso absolutely won rounds 2 4 5
I believe the judges was drunk with the tequila’s because they did the night fight three big mistakes
Alexa Grasso ! Whooo, bringing that smile and positive attitude, Valentina to say that about being at Mexico and yall fans of that are petty ! Viva la Mexico!
I love fighters, especially champions with honor, respect and attitude.... She should be proud..... She went 9 rounds with a GOAT of the UFC!
Valentina clearly won that fight and a 10-8 in the 5th is just robbery. Bell should be fired.
Alexa ganó claramente, le robaron con el empate!!
Of course not. She got to keep her belt that she lost
My friend Geoff Brown is deeply in love with her, and together they would be double champs
Tell kids to admit defeat Grasso
Coments on this video are more accurate with the fight and not just commenting bc you hate soooo bad on Mexicans and wanted valentina to win this fight bad mad