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, with the 10 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 7 p.m. The Noche UFC event is the promotion's celebration of Mexican Independence Day.
Grasso has won five fights in a row, most recently a fourth-round submission of Shevchenko in March that earned the Mexican her title. Grasso is No. 3 in the ESPN women's pound-for-pound rankings. Shevchenko -- ranked No. 2 in ESPN's pound-4-pound rankings -- had won nine straight prior to the loss to Grasso, including seven defenses of the 125-pound title she won in 2018.
ESPN MMA correspondents Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Brett Okamoto break down all the drama from an action-packed night in Sydney.
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