Former UFC Flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is having a difficult 2024. Earlier on Monday, Grasso revealed in an Instagram post that she suffered a broken leg in training. She posted a picture in a cast, so it’s safe to say it will be a while before we see her back in the Octagon.

“I broke my leg training,” Grasso wrote in the caption (via Google Translate). “But I’m fine … everything heals … time by time. Send me a lot of love so that that bone sticks well please.”

 

Back in September, Grasso coughed up her golden title at UFC 306 to longtime 125-pound queen Valentina Shevchenko.

 

After two highly competitive fights that resulted in a Grasso submission win and a draw, the rubber match was intended to definitively settle the rivalry.

 

Unfortunately for Grasso, she ended up on the wrong side of a one-sided decision, leaving her with no clear path back to the title.

 

On the bright side, Grasso still has time to rebound from the injury and the defeat at 31 years of age. Hopefully, she’ll back in action next year, but it’s difficult to estimate a return timeline with specific injury details.