By gerardo romero
02 Sep 2023, 21:06 PM EDT
The Mexican mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, Alexa Grasso, continues to demonstrate that she is among the elite of this sport by sharing through her social media accounts that she was nominated for four different categories of the World MMA Awards 2022. -2023; Said celebration brings together the best fighters on the planet to reward them for the performance they perform throughout the year by consecrating themselves as the strongest in the octagons.
Grasso has established herself as one of the best in her division in the last year by winning the UFC champion belt and is emerging as one of the strong candidates to win the female fighter of the year award; In addition to this award, she is also nominated for the Best Surrender of the Year and Best Key of the Year and Revolutionary Fighter of the Year awards.
“I want to share something new that happened to me. Every year there are some MMA awards and it is the first time in my career that I have been nominated, already in 4 categories. From June 2022 to July 2023 (which is the period that is taken into account for this event) there have been months of hard work, very very very very! And although I have no idea if I will win the award or not, I can only tell you that I am extremely proud of what I am doing every day,” the fighter from Guadalajara wrote through her social media accounts to show how proud she is. feels to be considered for each of these awards for the role she has played in their matches over the past year.
“I hope that my story of resilience can serve as a bit of motivation in their lives. The road is never easy, EVER, but by pushing yourself to meet goals you become stronger, more resilient, smarter and happier. Never give up #dearhardwork. I am the result of my coaches and all my teammates,” she added.
Alexa Grasso gained worldwide recognition on March 4 after defeating Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285 to become the new bantamweight champion. Both fighters will meet again in the octagon on September 16 to defend her title and show that she is one of the best in her category.
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