Alexa Grasso postponed her education to pursue a dream, and she now has her eyes fixed firmly on the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s strawweight title and champion Rose Namajunas. Up to ninth in the latest UFC divisional rankings, she must clear a difficult hurdle in her latest assignment.
Grasso will face “The Ultimate Fighter 23” winner Tatiana Suarez in the UFC Fight Night 129 co-main event on Saturday at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. She showed her fortitude by bouncing back from her only career loss and taking a split decision from Randa Markos at UFC Fight Night 120 in August.