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Alexa Grasso is looking for her first win since March 2023. | Getty/UFC
More than five years after their first encounter, Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber are going to run it back.
Grasso and Barber will square off in a flyweight contest at UFC Seattle — also known as UFC Fight Night 271 — on March 28. Multiple outlets confirmed the pairing following an initial report from RealKevinK on social media. Barber defeated Grasso via unanimous decision in their initial meeting at UFC 258 on Feb. 13, 2021. UFC Seattle takes place at Climate Pledge Arena and airs on Paramount+.
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Grasso had been slated to face Rose Namajunas at UFC 324 on Jan. 24 but pulled out of the fight due to an undisclsoed injury.
On the Comeback Trail
Grasso will be looking for her first victory since March 2023, when she upset Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 to claim the 125-pound crown. After their rematch ended in a split draw, Grasso lost the trilogy bout via unanimous decision at UFC 306. More recently, the 32-year-old Lobo Gym MMA standout was outpointed by rising contender Natalia Silva at UFC 315.
Barber will take a seven-fight UFC winning streak into the rematch with Grasso. “The Future” returned to the Octagon after more than a year away at UFC 323, where she took a unanimous verdict over Karine Silva. The 27-year-old owns other notable victories against the likes of Kaitlyn Cerminara, Amanda Ribas and Miranda Maverick, to name a few.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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