Prior to this setback, Grasso lost her flyweight title to Valentina Shevchenko in their trilogy bout at UFC 306 in September. She dethroned Shevchenko at UFC 285 by submission, then retained her title in a split draw at the first Noche UFC in 2023.

Natalia Silva may have punched her ticket to a title shot after clearly outworking former champ Alexa Grasso at UFC 315.

Former UFC Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso and Natalia Silva went toe-to-toe in a flyweight scrap at UFC 315. The fight card was held on May 10 with the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada serving as the venue.