Alexa
Grasso will be back in action for the first time since losing
the flyweight crown when she meets Natalia
Silva at UFC
315.
The promotion confirmed the 125-pound pairing on Tuesday. UFC 315
takes place on May 10 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,
Canada. A headliner has not been announced for the card.
Grasso is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Valentina
Shevchenko in a flyweight championship trilogy bout at UFC 306
this past September. The
Lobo Gym MMA standout claimed 125-pound gold with an upset
victory over Shevchenko at UFC 285 in March 2023 and retained the
strap following a controversial split draw against her rival at UFC
Fight Night 227 in September 2023. This will be the first
non-Shevchenko opponent for Grasso since she defeated Viviane
Araujo in the UFC Fight Night 212 main event in October
2022.
Silva, meanwhile, is a rising star in the division who enters the
matchup with Grasso on a six-bout winning streak in
UFC competition. Most recently, the 28-year-old Brazilian
outpointed Jessica
Andrade at UFC Fight Night 242 last September. The former
Jungle Fight champion has won her last 12 professional outings
overall.