Overview
- Two MMA outlets cited insider Marcel Dorff and multiple unnamed sources in reporting that former champion Alexa Grasso will face former title challenger Manon Fiorot on the UFC’s Noche UFC card in Glendale, but the promotion has not issued an official announcement.
- Reports place the fight on the Noche UFC card at Desert Diamond Arena, the UFC’s annual Mexican Independence Day event that often highlights high-profile matchups and Mexican fighters.
- Grasso reclaimed momentum with a violent finish of Maycee Barber in March after losing the flyweight title in a trilogy with Valentina Shevchenko and a subsequent defeat to Natália Silva.
- Fiorot remains a top contender after a close decision loss to Shevchenko in her title shot and a rebound stoppage win over Jasmine Jasudavicius last October.
- A win for either fighter would likely accelerate a return to title contention, and the card also reportedly features heavyweight Curtis Blaydes vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta as another planned matchup.