Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos MEXICO CITY – Heather Jo Clark is not oblivious to her underdog status against UFC Fight Night 98 opponent Alexa Grasso . But, as far as she’s concerned, that’s not too bad of a position to be. As 23-year-old strawweight Grasso (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) carries her undefeated record to a home-country UFC debut on Saturday, Clark (7-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) gets to enjoy herself. “I don’t think (the odds) consider my skill and how well I actually fought in my last fight against a girl who’s now fighting for the title (Karolina Kowalkiewicz, at UFC Fight Night 87),” Clark told MMAjunkie ahead of their FS1-televised main-card bout at Mexico City Arena. “So, to me, it doesn’t bother me. “The biggest thing I noticed with a lot of the promotions, they were like, ‘The newcomer, Alexa Grasso, fighting.’ And I’m like, ‘Who is she fighting?’ They didn’t even announce me. “She’s fighting herself, almost

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Heavy underdog to UFC newcomer Alexa Grasso, Heather Jo Clark says odds don’t tell full story – MMA Junkie

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