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Steffi says Alexa Grasso should have beaten Valentina Shevchenko, not drawn with her.

1. The Level Change Podcast episode 262 centers on UFC Noche, UFC Vegas 79, and the dispute around Valentina Shevchenko versus Alexa Grasso. 2. Steffi Haines hosts with Victor Rodriguez, and Victor uses the episode to promote his new podcast, Tracksuits and Machetes Incorporated, with Rafael Garcia. 3. The episode asks whether Grasso's performance, the judging, and Shevchenko's camp structure explain the result and the rematch discussion. 4. Steffi says she had Alexa Grasso winning rounds 2, 4, and 5, and she calls the 10-8 score in the fifth round a bad call. 5. Victor says the right person still ended up with the belt, even though the score was a draw, and he leans on damage over raw strike totals. 6. Both hosts compare Shevchenko's recent fights to earlier losses by Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas, using those examples to frame a gradual shift in the women's divisions. 7. Steffi says Shevchenko blamed Mexican Independence, and both hosts reject that explanation as a poor response to the result. 8. Victor reads knockout Ned's tweets about Shevchenko not belonging to a stable camp and mentions Tiger Muay Thai, Augusta, Maine, and her brother-in-law as head coach. 9. The discussion turns to Shevchenko's head-and-arm throw and whether it reflects a desperation default in the final minute. 10. Victor also raises concerns about Fedotov because he has known the Shevchenko sisters since they were young and is married to one sister. 11. Jack Della Maddalena versus Kevin Holland becomes a range-management fight, with Steffi calling it a point fight and Victor saying both men respected each other's power. 12. Raul Rosas Jr. defeats Mitchell in 54 seconds, and the hosts describe it as an expected result against a clear mismatch. 13. Lupita Godinez stands out for nearly knocking Elise Reed out against the cage before dumping her and staying in control. 14. Roman Kopylov's win over Josh Frem draws praise because Victor says his improvement can be watched fight by fight and middleweight needs that kind of progression. 15. Tracy Cortez earns a strong reaction from Steffi and Victor after beating Jasmine Jasudavicius and showing polished striking and composure. 16. They also note Charlie Campbell's win over Alex Reyes, Daniel Lacerda and Edgar Chavez ending in a no contest, and Josephine Knudsen's dominant showing over Marnick Mann. 17. The episode is conversational, opinionated, and often sarcastic, with the hosts using blunt language and quick back-and-forth reactions. 18. It mixes analysis, card previewing, mailbag reminders, and a running plug for Bloody Elbow's free episode and bonus content. 19. Fans of UFC judging debates, women's flyweight talk, and card breakdowns will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting polished, neutral breakdowns without strong opinions should probably skip it.

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Straight fight talk that stays close to what happened.

Level Change keeps to MMA analysis and fight news, moving from UFC No Change to UFC Vegas 79 before landing on the headlines segment. The 54-second Raul Rosas Jr. win gets the expected pushback, and the discomfort with a literal teenager in the UFC gives that stretch some bite.

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