The UFC’s first pay-per-view card of 2026 is getting a shakeup.

Former women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso has pulled out of her upcoming bout against No. 6-ranked Rose Namajunas at UFC 324 due to injury, the promotion announced on Thursday.

Grasso was set to step into an octagon for the first time since May, when she lost her second consecutive bout. The Mexican hasn’t won a fight since earning the 125-pound belt by submitting Valentina Shevchenko — who’s now the reigning champ once again — in 2023.

Stepping in to take on Namajunas will be the No.2-ranked UFC women’s flyweight contender Natalia Silva, who happened to beat Grasso via unanimous decision in both fighters’ last bout. • Watch UFC 323 on Sportsnet+ Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight title against Petr Yan and f

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