Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo have more than nine years between them of fighting in the UFC. There is, as Grasso points out, a lot in common between them. Grasso is ranked fifth at flyweight and Araujo is sixth, and each woman has only three losses. Araujo is 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the UFC. Grasso is 14-3 overall and 6-3 in the UFC.
have more than nine years between them of fighting in the UFC. There is, as Grasso points out, a lot in common between them. Grasso is ranked fifth at flyweight and Araujo is sixth, and each woman has only three losses. Araujo is 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the UFC. Grasso is 14-3 overall and 6-3 in the UFC.
That doesn't mean there is any less significance on their bout, however. Given the number of potential contenders, it only increases the significance of the stakes in the bout. The loser will have a much more difficult climb back up the rankings. UFC fighters, Araujo said, are unique. She found as she's climbed the ranks that it's not right to segment fighters. There is no such thing at the highest levels of MMA, she said, as a one-trick pony. The fighters are skilled in all areas and that's what makes them dangerous.
Grasso agreed with Araujo's assessment, which she said makes it important to be on point from the beginning of the fight. Given the quality and depth in their division, the onus will be on them, Grasso said, to make matchmakers Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby advocate for them.
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