An vital girls’s flyweight battle is headed to Montreal.
At UFC 315, former champion Alexa Grasso will battle surging contender Natalia Silva in a three-round bout. The occasion takes place Could 10 at Bell Middle. The promotion introduced the bout Tuesday via Canadian broadcast companion Sportsnet.
Grasso (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) vs. Silva (18-5-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) may very effectively be a title eliminator bout, notably with rumblings of Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot within the works for a similar timeline.
All three of Grasso’s most up-to-date bouts have come towards Shevchenko (24-4-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC). The fighters sit even with 1-1-1 information in lifetime head-to-head. Grasso gained the title towards Shevchenko by submission, retained it by break up attract a rematch, after which misplaced it in September by unanimous resolution.
Silva has steadily climbed up the divisional ladder since her promotional debut in June 2022. She holds UFC wins over Jasmine Jasudavicius, Tereza Bleda, Victoria Leonardo, Andrea Lee, Viviane Aruajo, and Jessica Andrade.
With the addition, the UFC 315 lineup now contains:
- Alexa Grasso vs. Natalia Silva
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Bruno Silva
- Bekzat Almakhan vs. Brad Katona
- Hailey Cowan vs. Nora Cornolle
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