Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Valentina Shevchenko Laughs Off Alexa Grasso’s Strategy: “That’s Hilarious, Oh My God”

Valentina Shevchenko couldn’t help, but laugh after learning of Alexa Grasso’s advice to her.

Before defending her flyweight championship against ‘Bullet’ in the first-ever women’s trilogy bout in UFC history on September 14, Grasso offered a word of advice to her opponent, suggesting that if Shevchenko hopes to take back the 125-pound title, she’ll need to move forward and ramp up the aggression, rather than sitting back for 25 minutes.

"She has a style where she waits too much. … If you want to get your belt back, I don’t think that’s the way to do that.