Randa Markos is considering filing an appeal of her narrow UFC Fight Night 114 loss to Alexa Grasso.

Markos (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC), who lost a split decision to Grasso (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Saturday’s FS1-televised co-headliner at Mexico City Arena in Mexico, believes the scorecards didn’t accurately reflect how the fight unfolded. She hopes the local athletic commission will make it right.

“I felt that I did enough to win,” Markos told MMAjunkie after the loss, whic took place at 119 pounds after Grasso missed weight. “You need to win at least two rounds to get a victory. I thought I won two rounds, and the last was close. So I think I won that fight. … I feel I’m definitely going to try to fight that. Hopefully I get the victory.”

The loss was frustrating for Markos, who seemed to turn a corner in her career when she defeated former UFC champ Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Night 105 in February. However, the win-one lose-one trend of Markos’ past 10 fights continued.

Even with the loss, Markos hoped she’d at least get a $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus. That didn’t happen either, and she called the entire situation “discouraging” (via Twitter):

Whether Markos files an appeal remains to be seen. As history has shown, the likelihood of having the result overturned is slim to none.

Although competing at UFC Fight Night 114 was an uphill climb from the beginning, Markos said she has no regrets. She took a fight at extreme elevation in her opponent’s home country on just six weeks’ notice. Grasso, who had the crowd on her side, then came in overweight. Markos didn’t complain through any of it, and while she’s disappointed, the Canadian is already looking ahead to what’s next.

“I love fighting in different countries,” Markos said. “Fighting here was awesome, and I was really honored to be a part of it. Coming off a loss like that, such a close loss and feeling that I won at least two of those rounds, it kind of gets you hesitant. But I’m just looking to the future, and hopefully I get a fight soon and get back in there.”

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 114, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

Grasso def. Markos

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