Newly crowned flyweight champion Alexa Grasso answered questions from the press following her co-main event win over former champ Valentina Shevchenko on Saturday at UFC 285.
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She always seems so sweet and soft spoken in all her interviews. Always will root for her
She has a new fan in me too.
Yes! Very humble fighter. Even when the media was trying to get her to talk ill of Valentina and her "decline" in the sport in interviews prior to the fight... she still spoke highly about the former champ. I hope she holds the belt for a bit. Quite deserving.
She must phuc good
What if her opponent is more sweet and soft spoken? 🤪
It speaks a lot to how dangerous a person really is when they come across as an Angel and so sweet and timid under these circumstances. People need to recognize that for Mexicans respect is above all else , Thier calmness and focus is deadly , don't sleep on Mexican fighters just cause they are respectful don't mean that there timid or weak,it's the calm before the storm.
Her best weapon is her humbleness
Valentina não é humilde, até quando perde ela exalta sua derrota e esquece o oponente
Ah yes, humbleness. That's how Jon Jones, Ali, Tyson, etc. all became greats. Lmao.
Facts
Absolutely, she always speak very well never say something wrong about something or anybody
@@johannagel4520 yeah don't forget the great Mayweather the most humble of them all 🤣
When she spoke Portuguese 😍
She definitely knows it. I thought she was goin to wing it like most Hispanics but I didn't understand what he mostly said. So she definitely knows her Portuguese. Not as easy as one thinks it
Wow she speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese?! True champion!!!!
She’s a true champion for speaking three languages? A true champion has to win and to defend the belt several times. Valentina is a true Ultimate champion. She defended the belt seven times. Grasso just can’t win and not defend the belt to be a “true” champion.
@@deepthoughts1739alexa grasso rules 😎
@@mandiguey No champion rules in MMA until they beat many contenders in their division. Am I right or wrong? Valentina already set the standard in that division. Am I right or wrong?
@@deepthoughts1739 alexa grasso the champion siuuuuuu 😎
@@mandiguey She’s the Champion without a doubt. Now, we’ll see if she can do as good as Valentina did defending the belt. Then, we’ll see what she’s truly made of. Can she beat Valentina twice to validate whether she’s great or not?
I literally stood up from my seat in front of my TV and clapped when she pulled the RNC off. I couldn't stop smiling b/c she pulled off a great upset, against one of the most dominant and technical champion, and she did it in front of a sold out crowd in Las Vegas.
I jumped up from my seat and got so hyped, more than I did when Moreno won.
I’m a huge Valentina fan and I hated to see her lose but I couldn’t pick a better person to lose to. Alexa is such a sweetheart. So respectful and well spoken. Congrats champ!
I agree with you 💯. I feel the same way.
Agree, she carries herself so well as seen during fight week, just a damn good person. She also busts her ass in preparation, does some things especially explosions for power from the hips that nobody else does. I like her training regiment, it isnt just all sparring.
And she is alot stronger and tougher than the sweetheart and beauty that she comes across as.
Respectfully, Valentina didn't lose, she won according to legit scoring. 10-8 is nothing short of fraud. Even Michael Bisping gave Alexa her props but had her losing on a legitimate scoring 5th of 10-9. He went on to explain why Valentina won a VERY close decision and how 10-8, even by today's standards, was completely absurd. I'm not here to diss Alexa because she's an amazing person and fighter. I'm merely saying that something is very broken in MMA's scoring and judging system. Corruption seemingly abounds.
I knew she could shock the world, never doubt the heart of a Mexican 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Theres more to fighting than heart.
@@karmaisreal261Most fighters would’ve stayed in that crucifix though. Heart is very important.
Grasso is not a Mexican Name...
@@johnbracciole-jh3nu not everyones last name gotta be López like mine to be mexican lol un mexicano nace dónde se le de su chingada gana lets goooooooo
@@karmaisreal261 it's most important tho. Something you can't teach or learn in training
Her personality is gold, such a good person. Congratulations Alexa!
This was better than the Main Event.
I mean it was a good fight...but seeing the goat of MMA take 3 years off to wreck gane in 2 mins was pretty great. Means we get to see him beat more heavyweights until he makes a legacy no one can surpass. Undisputed goat with no one even close in the discussion
That's not saying much! 🤣
By a mile. Main event was trash
Somewhat agree, Gane's lack of grappling skills at this point is disappointing
@@ortega9156 waiting 2 hours just to see a 2 min fight. Im impressed but it would’ve been better if Bones would’ve played with his food.
The bar was the loudest for her win. Congratz Alexa you deserve it.
We heard you the first time
@@joeblow5658 and whites can't stay away from the drugs? Your comment is stupid
@@JohnRussellViral lol I'm Asian but ok 👍 😆
There were 3 Mexicans and myself at the bar I was watching this. We were the loudest there cheering when she won. Had to collect myself lol
@@joeblow5658 even worse
Cried for her when I saw how happy she was immediately after the win. Congrats Alexa! 🎉
I cried more. What a great victory, i still can't believe it.
Cried?...
@@UFC_Buffalo yeah, can you not read? 💀
@@biz_23 how emotionally fragile does someone have to be to cry for a fight, when they have zero relationship with either competitor?... Go touch grass dude.
Weak Asian manlets are no different than women so no doubt you cried
Fighters dream of having a moment like this against a dominant champ like Valentina. Congrats to Alexa on realizing that dream, it was a beautiful performance and fight.
I just had that feeling she was going to win!! She’s special I’m telling y’all ! 🇲🇽🇲🇽
The way she walked out i knew she had it
@@demigodeddie6266 right?? I mean don’t get me wrong Valentina is the truth and my girl Alexa can still improve her grappling but mannn she went in there humbled and hungry 🙏🏽
ok lebron
@@veluta2549 ¿
I just wish I had put a bet down... what a payoff that would have been with those odds.😥
We did it man. I was last night with my girls family they are from Venezuela 🇻🇪 , I was watching the fight on my phone and screamed my heart out when she won. They all looked at me if I won a bet… I told them I don’t need money for this fight . This one felt good for my country 🇲🇽 viva Mexico
Let's be honest. You couldn't afford to haha
I’m happy for her, she has a very likable personality. You can tell she trained extremely hard for this.
No importa que las apuestas estén 6 a 1 o 100 a 1, yo siempre voy a creer ciegamente en una mexicana que este peleando por el titulo mundial en cualquier deporte 🇲🇽🥇
Eso 💯👌
Apueste $20 y gane $120 😊
"VIVA MÉXICO PERROS "
💪💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥
@@rodrigoramirez3710 💯😎👌
She’s so humble with the heart of a true winner! Congratulations Grasso!!!!🇲🇽❤️❤️
AND she speaks Portuguese I love this girl.
Damn, Alexa is plain badass!!! Not only is she champion, but she knows 3 languages… Dude, she deserves every bit of it!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
She won me a lot of money tonight. Never in doubt for me, and she will do even better in the rematch. She is still on the come up and Valentina is on the slide, there is only one outcome when they meet again. So happy for this humble and sincere young lady. That back take was sick.
How much did you put down and gain? Asking cuz I've never betted before but interested
@@daixer3156 also interested not a better but like to hear peoples wins
UFC is lucky to have such a positive influencer
She’s a lot like Brandon in that aspect
Mexicans is where it's at. Even Dana knows and is willing to make a Performance Institute in Mexico. Such an amazing gift to receive 🙌
I am a serious fan of Valentina. That said, serious props to Grasso. 2 things, she managed to avoid Valentina's trademark crucifix, and she turned Valentina's trademark spinning back kick against her. If Valentina gets you down and gets on top you can't lay there and let her take side mount, take guard and fight like hell to get out. The spinning back kick involves giving a shot at your back, if you can take it you can go for the takedown and submission. For Valentina, everyone has watched her dominate for decades going back into Muay Thai and kickboxing. She has an amazing toolbox, it's time to break out some more tools or learn some new ones.
Good take.. the rematch is intriguing. What a fight!!
Been following Grasso since her debut. Man so proud of her ❤ Enjoy your moment CHAMP
She never quit. Amazing.
What a performance! I have always liked alexa.. honestly mostly because she is cute.. but her boxing has always been good. Submitting Valentina and getting the belt is such a huge accomplishment!
That's what she said
Essa menina estudou português no Duolingo! Que loucura, ela é humildade demais, uma verdadeira campeã.
She surprised me twice one when she defeated Valentina and the la Mexicana falando portugués ella es lo máximo 🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Casual fans not knowing how good Grasso is and overlooking her, was amusing to see in the last couple of weeks. She outstruck Valentina and made her shoot in panic in the last round, and the last kick was a final panic move that made her give her back against a beast like Alexa
Excellent observation!!Excellent....She trully got her to panick
Bro... Stop it. She was clearly losing the fight until Valentina pulled a Weidman and decided to try a spinning back kick giving up her back with less than a minute left in the round.
@@alllivesmatter3561 it was 2-1 shev and Alexa was stuffing all her slow ass telegraphed takedown attempts, if she didn’t submit her she woulda boxed the fuck out of her lmao gg, AND NEW, and AND STILL after the rematch 🇲🇽
@@alllivesmatter3561 LMAOO YOU LOST 2500 ON HER AND YOURE STILL COPING NO WAYYY
@@alllivesmatter3561 Bro come on! Valentina was far from dominant..Grasso was getting the cleaner strikes on the feet,Valentina's takedowns were at best trying to neutralize the heat she was recieving from grasso.Let's be honest Schevchenko's skillset has not sharpened,she has become monotonous and predictable!that spinning backfist was predictable hence grasso said ''we knew she was gonna spin"" and it was a panick reaction from someone who has been found out.Valentina neeeds variety and needs to train with people from other MMA backrounds to add to her skillset,at the moment in my opinion she has not improved
Brandon Moreno and Alexa Grasso being champions just inspired me so much. Fought insurmountable odds to win. Valentina will be back. But wow what a night
She should of called Valentina's people "dogs" in Spanish hahah
If Yair wins down the road I’m going to move to Mexico 🇲🇽
im so happy for her, something about the under dog winning is so special
She's so beautiful ❤️ and humble viva Mexico 🇲🇽 viva Brasil 🇧🇷
I wrote an article like 8yrs ago titled: "Alexa Grasso Is The Future Of Women's MMA"... ... and I feel very vindicated. Although, winning the rematch is gonna be tough, she is more than capable.
I love Alexa 👏👏👏 Been following since her first UFC fights and have never missed one of her fights. So happy for her. Such a sweet, humble and beautiful person. 🫶 VIVA MEXICO CABRONES!!!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Do you feel better?
@@johnnysanchez4996 Do you know anything about sports? 🤦🏻♂️
@@fenixa2z936 Forgot more about this sport than you’ll ever know, son. Now go play your video games and let the real men talk fighting.
WOW!!! The calm after the storm, she is so sweet and humble and she speaks Spanish, English, and Portuguese 😍
Let's gooo Alexa !! 🇲🇽
Let’s go!!!!!
🇲🇽🇲🇽
ERES GRANDE ALEXA!! ERES GRANDE!!! EN HORA BUENA CAMPEONA!!! GRACIAS POR PONER EN ALTO EL NOMBRE DE MÉXICO!!! TE AMAMOS!!!!
💯🇲🇽💯🇲🇽
Eso perros 🇲🇽😎💯👌 viva Mexico 🇲🇽
Ke onda compás an de andar asta la verga de crudos ke no
She convinced me when she said match 4th just keep popping in her head before she knew the will be fighting Valentina. That’s when I knew I had to bet on her. Only regret is that I wish I bet more
Wow!!! Spanish, English and Portuguese!!! Such a well educated and bad ass champ!!!
Respect to Grassy willing to give a rematch. It will an Awesome fight Valentina will be prepared 👍
Love this fighters passion I'm definitely a forever fan. I dam near cried when I seen you win this fight. Your humble state of being is absolutely tremendous!!!
I generally don't really like women sports, but this was an amazing performance! Had me in tears.
It speaks a lot to how dangerous a person really is when they come across as an Angel and so sweet and timid under these circumstances. People need to recognize that for Mexicans respect is above all else , Thier calmness and focus is deadly , don't sleep on Mexican fighters just cause they are respectful don't mean that there timid or weak,it's the calm before the storm.
I was fucking screaming when she won 🔥🇲🇽
Her "Hello" with a cute smile is enough to melt my heart.
Love Alexa, have been following and rooting for her for awhile now. What a performance! Humble but confident. To beat the Bullet was unbelievable! Hope she stays champ for a long time. Congratulations Alexa Grasso, you are a class act! 🏆
El Salvador born, Canadian citizen here. Congrats to Alexa! Te felicito Alexa! Many people were writing her off before the fight, not me! I love Shevchenko as well, but I was rooting for Alexa. She was the massive underdog but I had a feeling she could pull it off. Made me teary eyed when she choked her out! What a fight!
She is sooo mellow and super cool.. love you Alexa
So humble so cute 🥰 I’m glad for her victory.
I"ve been rooting for her and Aldana since that documentary "Peleadores" almost 10 years ago. To achieve it over Valentina! Wow! Congratulatios!!
P4p sweetest champion of all time. 👏
Way better fight then the main event. She has great foot positioning and centreline management.
They are women. Wtf are you talking about? Weirdo.
UFC lucky to have Valentino and now Alexa as champ. These women are beautiful, professional, intelligent, bilingual role models. Keeps this sport balanced and very positive. Can’t wait to see MMA grow in Mexico 🇲🇽
No way!!!!! Omg yes yes yes she did it!!!!!!!. U go girl. The Champ. She so down to earth and funny in her own way.
Let's go!!! Happy for her!
Let’s go!!!!!
She just won over the Brazilian market with her Portuguese 😂🎉
I lost $60 and hair appointment. I am very happy for her because I was telling all my friend. She will shock the world tonight and she did it congratulation I am very happy for you. Enjoy your win. ❤ Fight Back
Parabéns pela linda Vitória 👏👏
Love it! Incredibly happy for Alexa, she did amazingly well with pre-fight interviews, with the fight and post-fight. Amazing win, and fantastic fight. That back take was a piece of art! To do that to a dominant champ like Shevchenko was phenomenal. Love her attitude, her dedication, her respect, her radiance, her humbleness, her beauty, her voice, her laughter! Hope she remains champ for a long time! Well done
I remember when Alexa first appeared in the ufc and now shes champ! Love seeing this growth ❤
Same here and I can’t get over how beautiful kind humble she is too. Well deserved Champion ❤
My friends called me a simp for cheering for her hard about 4 years ago lol, so happy for her.
She's so cute and sweet. Hope she stays champion!
Ye Ah
At first i was rooting for Valentina and confident that she will win due to her athletic background but when i heard Grassa spoke to the media she's verry humble i started to change my mind she deserved to be in this positon as a new UFC women's champion Congratulation Alexa Grassa "Viva la Mexico".
Congratulations Alexa Grasso 👏🏻 Champion of the world 🌎 VIVA Mexico 🇲🇽 👍👍👍👏🏻...!
So happy for Alexa, she truly deserved this. Valentina was annoying me, glad she got humbled.
Felicidades Alexa eres una gran campeona y un orgullo para Mexico que sigas cosechando muchos éxitos
Campeã Muitos parabéns
Mexico 🇲🇽 got 2 champion and one interim champion respect to them
When you are studied and analyzed for a decade eventually the division that you have inspired is going to know your every move. She (The Bullet) isn't getting bad or slipping, they are getting great and it's all thanks to the brilliance of Valentina.
Top 3 moments at my local bar tonight when she won. Tonight was great
Alexa hablando portugués 🤩🤩🤩
a chinese reporter asks Alexa :can u answer in mandarin? Alexa: Wǒ huì jìnlì
congrats alexa
LETS GO!!!!
Smart fighter. She understands tempo and when to take risks (rushed Valentina into the clinch with 15-seconds left in round one, limiting the danger for herself, and sealing the round).
Now it's time for Yair Rodriguez to get his shot at the champion. Mexico 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 gonna have 3 champions
Irene Aldana makes 4 No estamos aquí para participar estamos aquí para reinar.
Yair and Volk is gonna crazzzy fight
She speaks Brazilian too🤯❤
Portuguese not Brazilian.
Props to Alexa Grasso for doing a pretty good job on the striking exchanges and most especially on how fast she capitalized on Valentina's mistake, her takedown defense is a little bit off though. Valentina deserves an immediate rematch as Valentina was up on the scorecards before messing up and getting submitted, interesting to see how an immediate rematch plays out.
Lol she wasn’t up they were both tied 2-2
@@hmoreno815 round 4 not ended yet how can its 2-2?
@@hmoreno815 she was losing the 4th you clown lol so if she didn't finish it, it would've been 3-1 not 2-2 clown
Alexa losing the rematch let her enjoy it for now. It’ll just be a repeat of what Amanda nunes did in the rematch…
@@mbintang13 Alexa would have won round 4 due to putting Shev in trouble ... had she not tapped, Alexa would have won the round. And Shev would have not been the same in round 5 after being in trouble and being tired from all the wrestling shoots. Her game plan was obviously to shoot on Grasso. I am sure she watched tapes of Grasso vs Suarez, Markos, adn Esparza.
Alexa looked so fluid against Valentina. She actually escaped bottom position.
Yah we all know she's a topper. No secret from Mexico lmao
Thats the best part, that she won pretty convincingly, people cant call it a fluke and take away her credit like Pena, made shevchenko switch to grappling real quick
beautiful and humble. brazil loves you.
She’s a sweetheart, I’m glad she won it👍🏼
셰브첸코가 져서 슬프고 귀여운 그라소가 이겨서 기쁘고..
We’re so proud of you Alexa 🇲🇽
Sooo happy for her!! Congrats Alexa❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ probably a rematch coming, I think u win that too!
Congratulations Alexa! Well deserved win!!!
yes to the great Mexican champions and the great coaches who lay down the challenge every day. discipline and courage...
Congrats to Alexa and Mexico!!!💚 Much love from the states!!
Valentina shooting for take downs... ..."Oh, so you're a 'resler now...now you're a 'resler" ---Alexa "Diaz" Grasso
I never knew about her till this fight. I'm a fan now. Love her personality.
Alexa, congratulations from an old white guy in Canada. Executed a great fight plan, trained crazy hard, won with class and offered up a rematch right away. Good for you and kudos from Canada
Yes Ben
Great performance. Congrats you earned it!11
What a talented young girl. Great to see her win and to switch languages so fluently...well deserved!
I am so so happy for her. I was pulling for her so much.
y la forma que gano fue una pelea increible todos subestimaban su poder de esta hermosa guerrera el cinturon se le miraba perfecto
I been calling this for months! Even when the fight looked tough i knew she still had it.
I think valentina has passed her prime, her last fight was also close and many people opinionated she lossed. She is already 35 I don't see her winning if they do immediate re match too.
Good win but needs to improve on wrestling and add more muscle to her frame if she wants to win again, Valentina made a big mistake and it costed her, Grasso chocked her out. But in a rematch Valentina will wrestle and go to grappling right away so Grasso should get ready if she wants to retain the belt for a while, her hands looked good landed clean shots as well so no need to improve them that much it's mainly the wrestling that needs a lot of work.
“A big mistake” have you ever seen her fight!? Lmaoo as if she didn’t expect and train for those lazy ass visual backlists and kicks she throws to hype you bums up lol
@@bobered4911 That wasn't a mistake for sure!! it was a reactionary,panick mode predictable spinning back fist....Schevchenko's number has been found out
@@benjaminyahwehit was a kick not a punch bro
@@bobered4911it was a big mistake why would whe throw a spinning kick that close to Grasso it made no sense.
Hahahaha que por un error gano??? Si Valentina ya estaba toda lastimada de la cara 🤣🤣🤣
WoW I did not see this at all not because I didn't think she could do it, but the lack of experience is what I thought would be the problem, Congrats Alexa you are a champion 🏆.
GRASSO!!!! SAID IT WOULD HAPPEN!!!
I had this feeling Alexa would win; especially after Shevchenko's last fight.. Alexa seems like a beautiful woman inside and out.
Her butterfly guard in the second round was a thing of beauty.
It's crazy how often certain fighters get praised as the "best ever" and then one bad moment changes the trajectory of their career. Wild and unforgiving game.