Noche UFC Results & Highlights: Grasso and Shevchenko Battle To A Draw
The UFC celebrated Mexican Independence Day with an evening of tremendous fights when Noche UFC took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The main event of the evening was the highly-anticipated rematch for the women’s flyweight title between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso upset Shevchenko with a fourth-round submission in their first meeting at UFC 285, and both women had huge moments of success in their second bout before the champion retained her title via split draw.
The co-main event featured Kevin Holland and Jack Della Maddalena squaring off to see which fighter would continue climbing the UFC’s welterweight rankings. “Trailblazer” provided the biggest step up in competition for the Australian since he joined the UFC, but Della Maddalena was able to outwork Holland on the feet and take a split decision victory.
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The main card also saw 18-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. rebound from the first loss of his career when he ran through Terrence Mitchell in under a minute. Other standout performances from the night included Daniel Zellhuber's anaconda choke submission of Christos Giagos, as well as Roman Kopylov's brutal body shot finish against Josh Fremd.
You can find highlights from the event below, as well as the full results for every fight.
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Charlie Campbell def. Alex Reyes
Roman Kopylov def. Josh Fremd
Lupita Godinez def. Elise Reed
Daniel Zellhuber def. Christos Giagos
Raul Rosas Jr. def. Terrence Mitchell
Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Main Card (ESPN+, 10:00 p.m. ET)
• Main Event: Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko ends in a Split Draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47) – For the Women’s UFC Flyweight Championship
• Co-Main Event: Jack Della Maddalena def. Kevin Holland via Split Decision (29-28x2, 28-29)
• Raul Rosas Jr. def. Terrence Mitchell via TKO: R1, 0:54
• Daniel Zellhuber def. Christos Giagos via Submission (Anaconda Choke): R2, 3:26
• Kyle Nelson def. Fernando Padilla via Unanimous Decision (29-28x2, 30-27)
Preliminary Card: (ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)
• Lupita Godinez def. Elise Reed via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R2, 3:38
• Roman Kopylov def. Josh Fremd via TKO: R2, 4:44
• Edgar Cháirez vs. Daniel Lacerda ends in a No Contest
• Tracy Cortez def. Jasmine Jasudavicius via Unanimous Decision (30-27x2, 29-28)
• Charlie Campbell def. Alex Reyes via TKO: R1, 3:38
• Josefine Knutsson def. Marnic Mann via Unanimous Decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-27)
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