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UFC flyweight competitor Alexa Grasso delivered one of the brutal knockouts of 2026 up to now.
Grasso went up towards Maycee Barber within the co-main occasion at UFC Seattle. The matchup was anticipated to be a slugfest as the 2 feminine fighters are a few one of the best within the division.
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Alexa Grasso punches Maycee Barber in a flyweight combat in the course of the UFC Fight Night occasion at Climate Pledge Arena on March 28, 2026, in Seattle. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
With about 2:30 left within the combat, Grasso linked on a number of punches. She prevented Barber’s strikes and hit a fast one-two, gorgeous Barber and knocking her down. Grasso shortly capitalized and put Barber in a rear-naked chokehold. She was credited with a knockout victory.
Barber was fully out of it, whereas Grasso celebrated her seventeenth victory and her first since March 2023 when she defeated Valentina Shevchenko through submission. The Barber combat was Grasso’s first since May 2025 when she misplaced to Natalia Silva through unanimous resolution.
Barber was hospitalized after the combat, although she walked out of the Octagon below her personal energy.
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Alexa Grasso, proper, fights Maycee Barber throughout UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena on March 28, 2026. (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)
“Not our night… This is the fight game and sometimes things don’t go our way,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. “No blame, no excuses … just lessons. We learn, we grow and we come back stronger. God is good all the time.”
UFC President Dana White praised Grasso’s efficiency.
“I think it is one of the greatest in sports history, let alone this year, tonight or whatever,” he mentioned, through SB Nation. “It was incredible.”
Alexa Grasso (pink gloves) hugs Maycee Barber after their combat throughout UFC Fight Night on March 28, 2026. (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)
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It’s unclear whether or not Grasso will get a shot on the flyweight championship quickly. Shevchenko is presently the title holder with Silva listed as the highest contender for her.
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