Since winning the UFC women's flyweight title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2018, Valentina Shevchenko has dominated the division and is now preparing for the eighth defence of her title.
This comes on Saturday night against Alexa Grasso who arrives in Las Vegas on four-fight winning streak.
With both women well-versed in a number of areas inside the Octagon including knockout power and submission threats, this co-main event is one fans will not be disappointed by.
Here's everything you need to know about Shevchenko vs. Grasso.
When is Shevchenko vs. Grasso? Date, start time
- Date: Saturday, March 4
- Start time: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT
- Fight cagewalks (approx): 12 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. GMT
The main card is set to get underway at 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. GMT with the cagewalks for this particular fight scheduled for 12 a.m. ET / 5 a.m. GMT. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
What channel/stream is Shevchenko vs. Grasso?
- U.S.: ESPN+ PPV
- UK: BT Sport
Fans in the U.S. can purchase UFC 285 on ESPN+ PPV (click here for more information), while fans in the UK can watch the fight on BT Sport.
Where is Shevchenko vs. Grasso?
The fight is taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Valentina Shevchenko record and bio
- Nationality: Kyrgyz
- Age: 34
- Height: 5' 5"
- Reach: 65.5"
- Total fights: 26
- Record: 23-3-0
Alexa Grasso record and bio
- Nationality: Mexican
- Age: 29
- Height: 5' 5"
- Reach: 66"
- Total fights: 18
- Record: 15-3-0
Shevchenko vs. Grasso card
Main Card
- Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane; For the vacant UFC heavyweight championship
- Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso; For Shevchenko's UFC women's flyweight championship
- Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov; Welterweight
- Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner; Lightweight
- Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett; Middleweight
Prelims
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones; Bantamweight
- Derek Brunson vs. Dricus du Plessis; Middleweight
- Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas; Women's flyweight
- Julian Marquez vs. Marc-Andre Barriault; Middleweight
Early prelims
- Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan; Welterweight
- Cameron Saaiman vs. Leomana Martinez; Bantamweight
- Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci; Women's strawweight
- Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Farid Basharat; Bantamweight