Former women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is set to return to the octagon on May 10 at UFC 315 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She’ll face the surging Natalia Silva at the Bell Centre.
Grasso (16-4-1) won the women’s 125-pound title at UFC 285 defeating longtime champion Valentina Shevchenko via submission. The two fought to a split draw in the rematch six months later. The pair were opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 32 and a trilogy bout was booked for UFC 306 at the Sphere. Shevchenko won back the title defeating Grasso in a one-sided decision. In her first fight since losing the title, Grasso has no easy task ahead of her.
Silva (18-5-1) is ranked No. 5 in the women’s flyweight division. She’ll enter the fight riding a 12-fight winning streak. In her last outing, Silva defeated former champion Jessica Andrade. She hopes to add another former titleholder to her resume in Montreal.
UFC 315 will mark the fight promotion’s eighth visit to Montreal and the first time in Quebec’s largest city since UFC 186 in April 2015. UFC matchmakers have not announced the headliner for the May pay-per-view event. With the fight card growing, more fight announcements are expected in the coming days a weeks.
