{"id":388307,"date":"2021-06-19T19:52:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T02:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=388307"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:19:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:19:09","slug":"davey-grant-issues-statement-from-hospital-following-ufc-vegas-29-war-with-marlon-vera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/davey-grant-issues-statement-from-hospital-following-ufc-vegas-29-war-with-marlon-vera\/","title":{"rendered":"Davey Grant issues statement from hospital following UFC Vegas 29 war with Marlon Vera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Davey Grant has issued a statement from hospital following his epic rematch with Marlon Vera at tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 event.<\/p>\n

Grant (13-4 MMA) and Vera (17-7-1 MMA) collided for a second time this evening in Nevada, this after ‘Chito’ had earned a unanimous decision victory in their first encounter in February of 2016.<\/p>\n

Davey Grant had entered Saturday’s UFC Vegas 29 event sporting a three-fight winning streak, which includes back-to-back knockout wins over Jonathon Martinez and Martin Day.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Marlon Vera was looking to rebound after suffering a unanimous decision loss to MMA legend Jose Aldo in his most recent Octagon<\/a> appearance. Prior to that defeat, ‘Chito’ had earned a first round TKO victory over Sean O’Malley<\/a> at UFC 252.<\/p>\n

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 29 men’s bantamweight rematch proved to be a thrilling back and forth affair. Davey Grant was able to get off to a fast start in the opening minutes, but Marlon Vera rebounded nicely with some nasty standing elbows and punches. After three rounds of sensational action, \u2018Chito\u2019 was once again awarded a unanimous decision victory from the judges in attendance (29-27, 29-28, 30-26).<\/p>\n

One bright side for Davey Grant was that his rematch with Marlon Vera was awarded ‘fight of the night’ honors from promotional officials.<\/p>\n

The British standout took to social media shortly following UFC Vegas 29 where he issued the following statement.<\/p>\n

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