“Broke My Jaw in the First Round” – Davey Grant Details Massive KO at UFC 251
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In the opening match of UFC 251, bantamweight Davey Grant added a brutal KO win to his resume.
Grant walked into the building with an 11-4 record. The Brit was on a one fight win streak and hadn’t fought since November 2019. His last match was against Grigorii Popov at UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar. He won that bout via a split decision. He took on Martin Day a couple of minutes ago.
Unfortunately, Grant suffered early adversity in the fight. His opponent, Martin Day, scored a knockdown in the first round. However, Grant displayed his warrior spirit and weathered the storm. He then took the fight to the ground in the second round.
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Eventually, he knocked out his opponent in the third. This victory improved his record to 12-4. And extended his win streak to two. Check out the knockout sequence.
Davey Grant (+141 ML) with a monster TKO in the third round
pic.twitter.com/NdO23arFzV— Barstool Bets (@barstoolbets) July 11, 2020
Commentator Michael Bisping was stunned with the knockout. Check out the fellow Britisher’s reaction below.
Davey Grant makes a shocking revelation to Dana White
As mentioned above, Grant suffered adversity early. And it may have cost him his jaw. After the KO sequence, Grant asked the president of the company for a Performance of the Night bonus. Additionally, he told White that he has a broken jaw.
Dana congratulated Davey for his performance.
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Following the end of the fight Davey Grant told Dana White he broke his jaw in the first round. Also said that $50k POTN bonus would change his life.
“We’ll get your figured out, kid.”
(via @danawhite)#UFC251 #UFCFightIsland pic.twitter.com/lKI3LZbiuW
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) July 11, 2020
“Broke me jaw in the first round. Jaw’s broken. I feel it… 50G’s my life Dana,” Davey told White.
According to the latest reports, Grant has been transported to the nearest hospital.
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Davey Grant was transported to the hospital for head and face CT, UFC tells me. He defeated Martin Day via third-round TKO at UFC 251.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) July 11, 2020
What are your thoughts on the knockout? And who do you think Davey Grant should fight next? In latest news, the fighter shared the exact details of his injuries on Twitter.
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Just got back from the hospital. Jaw is fractured in 2 places and also a fractured nose! But thank you @danawhite @seanshelby @ufc for making this happen it’s everything I wanted and I’m so grateful to have had this opportunity 🙏🏻 respect to Martin Day true warrior 👊🏻 https://t.co/04mo7crGKm
— Davey Grant (@DaveyGrantMMA) July 12, 2020
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