There have been some UFC stars that have found immense success while crossing over to WWE. The first-ever UFC women’s signee Ronda Rousey leads the chart in this department. Both industries have tons of common fans. Thus, they often wonder how one would perform in another, chiefly a UFC athlete moving to the wrestling world.
In an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, UFC athlete Alexa Grasso was asked whether she would follow Rowdy Ronda’s footsteps into the WWE ring. What did she say?
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A top five UFC star and currently riding a three-fight win streak in the flyweight division, Grasso said, “I’m not a big big fan, I don’t usually watch it… I’m Mexican and it’s not in my culture, you know, like too much.”
However, she added, “We don’t usually watch a lot of that, but if there’s an opportunity for me and it’s a good business proposal, of course, I will try it. Why not?”
Thus, even though Grasso was not fully on board with the idea, she kept the door open for a collaboration with the UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey in WWE.
The Lobo Gym MMA representative recently had a contest scheduled against Viviane Araujo (#8) at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz at UFC San Diego. However, the bout was postponed to October 15 at UFC Apex.
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The 29-year-old came to the UFC as an undefeated fighter. Grasso initially competed at 115 lbs. After winning her debut in the promotion, the Mexican had a rough patch where she went 2-3 in her next five. However, she found her footing in the win column after she moved up to 125 lbs.
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