Why Noche UFC is more than just a title defense for flyweight champion Alexa Grasso

Alexa Grasso is the UFC women's flyweight champion.

She defeated Valentina Shevchenko in March with a rear-naked choke.

The 23-year-old is set to defend her title at Noche UFC in Las Vegas on Saturday .

Grasso was one of the female pioneers of women's MMA in Mexico .

Alexa Grasso is the first Mexican -born world champion in the UFC .

She is undefeated in five fights since moving up from strawweight in 2020 .

Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will meet again in the Octagon on Saturday night .

The two will be the first time they've faced each other in a head-to-head rematch.

We'll see many Mexican warriors in the cage giving their all in each of the fights, and mine is the first title defense, my championship. I'm training hard every day so that everyone enjoys every minute of that fight.".