A key men’s bantamweight contest featuring Davey Grant taking on Adrian Yanez takes place on today’s UFC Vegas 43 main card.
Grant (13-5 MMA) enters the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Marlon Moraes back in June. Prior to that setback, ‘Dangerous’ was on a three-fight winning streak, which included knockout victories over Martin Day and Jonathan Martinez.
Meanwhile, Adrian Yanez (14-3 MMA) enters today’s UFC Vegas 43 event sporting a seven-fight winning streak, his latest being a TKO victory over Randy Costa from back in July. The 27-year-old has earned finishes in six of his past seven fights overall.
Round one of this bantamweight contest begins and Davey Grant just misses with a spinning wheel kick. Adrian Yanez lands a low kick. Grant returns fire with one of his own. Yanez with a nice jab. Both men miss with attempted right hands. Another kick scores for Grant. He leaps forward with a jumping front kick that misses. Yanez slips a spinning backfist and then lands a right hand. Davey Grant responds with a hard low kick. Adrian Yanez continues to press forward and lands a right hand. He goes to the body and then back the head. Grant lands a low kick and then partially connects with another spinning wheel kick. Yanez lands a good combination. He catches a kick and lands a left hand. Another big left from Adrian sends Davey crashing back into the fence. He counters with a right but Yanez continues to press forward. He lands a two-punch combination. Grant replies with a low kick. He follows that up with a right hand. The horn sounds to end round one.
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Round two begins and Adrian Yanez is quickly back to work with his jab. He lands a nice combination. Davey Grant gets off the fence and lands a hard kick followed by a right hand. Another right connects for the Englishman. Yanez counters with a low kick. Grant is happy to play the kicking game and responds with three of his own. An accidental eye poke causes a pause in the action. We restart and Davey Grant shoots in for a takedown. Adrian Yanez stuffs the attempt and lands a nice low kick on the break. Grant continues to stay busy with body kick. He attempts a spinning backfist that misses the mark. Yanez with a 1-2 combination. Grant replies with a low kick. Both men with hard shots in the pocket. Grant connects with a big right. Yanez responds with a double jab. Davey with a kick and then a superman punch. The horn sounds to end round two.
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The third and final round of this UFC Vegas 43 bantamweight bout begins and the fighters start by trading low kicks. Big shots in the pocket now. Yanez with a right hand. Grant leaps in with a flying knee. These guys are trading leather now. Huge shots from both men. Yanez with a nice 1-2. Grant lands a spinning kick and then a right hand. Adrian Yanez connects with a right over the top but Davey Grant counters with a kick to the body. Two minutes remain in this scrap. Grant with a right hand over the top but Yanez answers with a nice low kick. Davey just misses with a big right. Yanez with a low kick and then a double jab. Grant continues to press forward with big punches until the final horn.
Official UFC Vegas 43 Result: Adrian Yanez def. Davey Grant by split decision (27-30, 29-28 x2)
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