Mexican UFC champion headlines important Vegas fight weekend

Alexa Grasso, the first Mexican woman to be crowned champion in the history of the UFC, dreamed of fighting in Las Vegas one day. And not only will the flyweight champion fight in “Sin City,” she will be headlining a card on the weekend of Sept. 16, a date usually reserved for the likes of Mexican boxing legends Oscar de la Hoya, Julio Cesar Chavez and Canelo Alvarez. “I was incredibly excited and now I get to headline a Fight Night and at T-Mobile Arena so it feels like a dream come true,” Grasso, 29, said. I've been so excited for many years to have a night like tonight, where real Mexicans come to fight and real Mexicans drive up from México to watch #UFC290 pic.twitter.com/2oR8G93bpe — Eduard Cauich July 9, 2023 For her part, Grasso says she knows this will be a difficult fight because Shevchenko will take what she learned from her mistakes in the fourth round that led to her defeat. “I have to be stronger, more disciplined and more responsible to keep this belt.” The card also features two up-and-coming Mexican American fighters in Tracy Cortez against Jasmine Jasudavicius in the flyweight division and Cynthia Calvillo against Elise Reed in the strawweight category.