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On the prelims of UFC 324, a major flyweight clash will play out as Alexa Grasso (16-5-1) faces Rose Namajunas (14-7). The organization announced this bout among many on Thursday, filling out a good portion of the first UFC event in 2026. It will be a numbered event but it will not air on pay-per-view, instead being placed on the Paramount+ platform and possibly CBS itself. The main card—of this event and all standard numbered shows going forward—will have a new start time of 9 p.m. ET, with everything else shifting back one hour earlier.
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Ex-flyweight beltholder Grasso finds herself on her first career losing streak, having dropped decisions to Valentina Shevchenko and Natalia Silva in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Grasso wrapped a trilogy with Shevchenko by first securing the throne in 2023, but a draw retention led to a subsequent defeat to “Bullet.” Grasso earned her crack at gold by moving up to 125 pounds in 2020 and winning four in a row.
Like Grasso, two-time strawweight queen Namajunas first made her bones at 115 pounds. After losing her second belt to Carla Esparza—a woman she faced nearly a decade earlier on the finale of season 20 of “The Ultimate Fighter”—“Thug Rose” relocated to flyweight. While her debut at the new weight went poorly, it came in a decision loss to Manon Fiorot. She has since won three of four, with the lone blemish the last two years coming against Erin Blanchfield.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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