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Davey Grant. Photo by Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC
- Davey Grant scored one of the knockouts of the summer when his UFC 251 opponent Martin Day ended in the third round of his fight on Saturday.
- Grant and Day were the first people to fight on “Fight Island,” which is a four-week, two-week residency on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi to help the UFC hold international events during the pandemic.
- Although Grant won, it was by no means easy, as he was released from the hospital hours later with a broken jaw and a broken nose.
- “It’s everything I wanted,” said Grant, who was given a $ 50,000 performance bonus.
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ISLE OF FIGHT – Davey Grant was one of the first two athletes to compete at UFC 251 on Saturday, and he fought so well that UFC gave him a $ 50,000 bonus.
Grant beat Martin Day with a knockout on the left hook that was so horrible that he left his opponent motionless on the canvas midway through the third and final round.
Grant and Day fought their first game on “Fight Island,” which is a quarantined area on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, which was specially created to allow the UFC to hold international events during the current coronavirus pandemic.
But despite the early end, Grant did not have it easy as he had to contend with many serious facial injuries, he said.
Posting on Twitter about five hours after the fight, long before the main event at UFC 251 on the Flash Forum had started, Grant said on Twitter that he had been taken to the hospital.
“I just got back from the hospital,” he said. “The jaw is fractured in two places and also a fractured nose!”
Still, he thanked the UFC, President Dana White, and matchmaker Sean Selby.
“It’s everything I wanted,” said Grant. “And I am very grateful to have had this opportunity. I respect Martin Day: true warrior.”
—Davey Grant (@DaveyGrantMMA) July 12, 2020
Through the fence of the Octagon at the end of Grant’s fight, White could be heard yelling, “Davey … good job today. Congratulations.”
Grant told White at the time that he could feel that he was hurt and that a $ 50,000 bonus would change his life.
“We will figure it out,” White said.
Hours later, through official UFC communications, Insider learned that Grant was one of four athletes at UFC 251 who received the bonus.
Other athletes who won the bonus included Jiri Prochazka, who, like Grant scored a knockout on the highlight reel, and Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas, who produced the “Night Fight,” which Namajunas overcame in a split-decision verdict. .
With UFC 251 banking, the “Fight Island” festival continues with shows on Wednesday, July 15, Saturday, July 18, and Saturday, July 25.
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