Overview
- The three-round flyweight bout is set for March 28, 2026 at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, marking the UFC’s return to the city.
- Multiple reports from MMA Junkie, MMA Fighting, and others confirmed the matchup after an initial post by RealKevinK on X.
- Grasso won their first meeting by unanimous decision at UFC 258 in 2021 and later captured, then lost, the flyweight title before a 2025 defeat to Natalia Silva.
- Barber enters ranked No. 5 with seven straight wins and returned from a lengthy medical layoff to defeat Karine Silva by unanimous decision at UFC 323.
- Grasso, ranked No. 3, recently withdrew from a planned Jan. 24 bout with Rose Namajunas due to injury, and no other UFC Seattle fights have been announced yet.