Daniel Cormier says Alexa Grasso can’t be denied after UFC Fight Night 271.
Grasso (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) snapped Maycee Barber’s seven-fight winning streak by knocking her out in spectacular fahsion on Saturday’s main card at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
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The former flyweight champion dropped Barber (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) then jumped on her neck for a rear-naked choke, but the fight was ruled as a knockout since Barber was already out. The scary finish had both UFC CEO Dana White and Cormier in awe.
“Alexa Grasso fought like the champion that we remember,” Cormier said on his YouTube channel. “She’s a great boxer. She said she’s been injured in these last couple of fights. She said if she’s healthy, she’s hell on wheels, and tonight she proved that. She not only did away with Barber’s win streak, it was violent.
“Watching her land that left hand that put her down and how quickly she jumped on that rear-naked choke – Dana White told me, and I agree, this is the finish of the year. Before Maycee was even able to fall backwards flat, Alexa was choking her out, and Barber laid on the ground for a good five minutes before they were able to move her because she was so out of it. That was amazing.”
Grasso has a goal of securing a fourth fight with UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, who is up 2-1 in their championship-fight series. Cormier doesn’t mind seeing it again right away.
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“And honestly, I know we don’t necessarily want to see Alexa vs. Valentina again right now, but when you do that to a fighter that had won seven in a row, maybe that’s the only thing we need to be seeing, is those two fighting again. Because that was impressive,” Cormier said. “That was really, really impressive.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Daniel Cormier isn’t against Shevchenko vs. Grasso 4 after UFC Seattle
