Alexa Grasso is stepping back into the Octagon this Saturday at Noche UFC in Glendale, Arizona, and if you saw what she did right here in Seattle just a few months ago, you know she’s got that fight-ending power ready to go. Back in March, after a couple of tough losses, Grasso bounced back HUGE with a $100,000 bonus-winning knockout of Maycee Barber. That win happened right here in the Emerald City, giving all of us who were there a taste of what she can really do when she’s on fire.
Grasso’s Road Back: From Seattle Bonus to Noche UFC
Manon Fiorot and Alexa Grasso are set for a serious showdown between top-tier women’s flyweights at Diamond Desert Arena. Grasso’s path to this fight has been a wild ride, for real. After losing her flyweight title to Valentina Shevchenko and then dropping another one to Natalia Silva, it looked like a rough patch. But that March performance against Maycee Barber? Pure redemption! Earning a cool hundred grand for a knockout is no joke, and it showed us Grasso isn’t just back, she’s hungry. She’s sitting at 17-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC, and that Seattle win proved she can flip a fight’s trajectory in a single, dynamic moment.
Fiorot’s Form and the Southpaw Puzzle
On the other side of the cage is Manon Fiorot, a former title challenger herself, holding a 13-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC record. She’s coming off a dominant performance in May, where she scored a quick knockout of Jasmine Jasudavicius. That was her fastest career win, only her second first-round finish, and her first stoppage since way back in 2021. So, she’s got momentum. The experts like MMA Junkie’s Dan Tom are pointing out that Fiorot previously struggled against fellow southpaws. Grasso, interestingly, has mixed in southpaw looks with great success against lefties, including that big win over Shevchenko. It’s a key detail, because if Fiorot has that weakness, Grasso might just have the blueprint to exploit it, even if consistency has been an issue for her against UFC-level southpaws.
The Expert Pick and What’s at Stake
Despite Grasso’s potential blueprint and recent knockout, the oddsmakers and expert Dan Tom are favoring Fiorot. FanDuel lists Fiorot at -245 and Grasso at +200. Tom’s official pick is for Fiorot to edge out a decision, calling her the “larger and more consistent fighter.” But we know in this sport, one dynamic moment can change everything. Grasso’s done it before, especially in Seattle. This Saturday, September 12, 2026, at approximately 6:15 p.m. ET, these two will walk to the cage, and you can catch all the action streaming live on Paramount+. Get ready for a battle, because Grasso proved here in Seattle she’s got the power to surprise everyone!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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