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UFC flyweight contender Alexa Grasso has delivered one of the brutal knockouts of 2026 so far.
Grasso faced Maycee Barber in the co-main event at UFC Seattle. The match was expected to be a brawl as both fighters are among the best in the division.
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Alexa Grasso of Mexico knocks out Maycee Barber in a flyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Climate Pledge Arena on March 28, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
With about 2:30 left, Grasso landed a few punches. She avoided Barber’s strikes and hit a quick one-two, stunning Barber and knocking her down. Grasso quickly capitalized and put Barber in a rear naked choke. He is credited with a knockout victory.
Barber was completely out of it, while Grasso celebrated her 17th victory and her first since March 2023 when she defeated Valentina Shevchenko by submission. The fight against Barber was Grasso’s first since May 2025, when she lost to Natalia Silva by unanimous decision.
Barber was hospitalized after the fight, although she made her way out of the Octagon under her own power.
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Alexa Grasso (red gloves) fights Maycee Barber (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena on March 28, 2026. (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)
“It’s not our night… It’s the fight game and sometimes things don’t go the way we want them to,” 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 performance.
“I think it’s one of the greatest in the history of sports, let alone this year or tonight or whatever,” he said via SB Nation. “It was incredible.”
Alexa Grasso (red gloves) hugs Maycee Barber (blue gloves) after their fight during UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena on March 28, 2026. (Steven Bisig/Imagn Images)
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It’s unclear if Grasso will get a shot at the flyweight championship anytime soon. Shevchenko is currently the titleholder and Silva is listed as her main contender.
