The race at the top of the rankings heats up in the UFC women's flyweight division as number five-ranked contender Alexa Grasso (14-3) meets the number six-ranked challenger Viviane Araujo (11-3) this weekend inside the UFC Apex to improve their respective MMA odds towards title contention.
Grasso, the UFC betting favorite at -225, is on a three-fight win streak, while Araujo is fresh off a bounce-back victory in her last outing, which makes her the betting underdog at +185.
Alexa Grasso Recent Fight Results
Alexa Grasso was an undefeated fighter when she entered the UFC in 2016 and paraded an 8-0 (including four TKO/KO wins) in different MMA organizations. Grasso had an up-and-down result in her first six UFC outings. She made her Octagon debut against Heather Clark in November 2016, scoring a unanimous decision win.
Then, found herself on the other side of a decision loss to Felice Herrig in February 2017 before bouncing back with a close split decision victory over Randa Markos in August of the same year. The Guadalajara, Mexico native suffered her second UFC loss at the hands of Tatiana Suarez, who submitted her in the first round of their match in May 2018.