It’s rematch time in the UFC, with the Women’s Flyweight Championship going on the line at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday evening. Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko headline an 11-fight card, with the two women stepping back in the Octagon for the first time since Grasso’s upset win over Shevchenko in March this year.
With Grasso shocking the UFC and ending Shevchenko’s nine-fight, five year winning streak in the promotion, now the Mexican has it all ahead of her as she has to back up her victory and take on an angry, prepared Shevchenko this weekend. Can Grasso make it two from two or will the Kyrg prove why she’s been at the top of the game for so long?
Bookmaker bet365 has all the latest odds as we break down the best bets to make on Grasso vs. Shevchenko II this weekend.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 16th, 4:00 P.M. (GMT)
Despite Alexa Grasso winning this match-up earlier this year, it’s Valentina Shevchenko who is bookmaker bet365’s favourite heading into tonight’s main event at Noche UFC. The Kryg is paying 1.58 for the outright victory, ahead of Grasso’s 2.40. Bookies are picking this will go the distance, with the most favoured outcome being a Shevchenko decision at 2.75, followed by the former champion winning by knockout or submission at 3.20.
When it comes to Grasso’s odds of winning, bet365 has her dead even between a decision victory or a finish, with both methods paying odds of 4.50 this Saturday night.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 16th, 4:00 P.M. (GMT)
With Mexican title holders dropping like flies in the UFC recently, after a strong start to the year, can Grasso provide one last line of resistance on Independence Day this weekend? Unfortunately, we say no. In March’s fight, Shevchenko was ahead across the board against Grasso, with the majority of pundits putting her well up on points before she suffered a fourth round submission to her opponent.
As is often the case with upset victories, they rarely happen twice in a row between the same opponents. Expect Shevchenko to come out motivated here and not make the same mistakes again against Grasso. She’ll be a little more defensive and will likely go about her work picking up points across the duration of this match and angling for the decision victory that she was on track for in their earlier bout.
We recommend betting on a more cautious Shevchenko to come away with the decision win here, paying a healthy return of 2.75 as the bookies are expecting.
