{"id":447951,"date":"2022-05-19T13:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=447951"},"modified":"2022-05-19T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T20:34:20","slug":"davey-grant-wants-on-ufc-london-card-after-ko-win-over-louis-smolka-i-want-to-be-remembered-as-an-exciting-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/davey-grant-wants-on-ufc-london-card-after-ko-win-over-louis-smolka-i-want-to-be-remembered-as-an-exciting-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Davey Grant wants on UFC London card after KO win over Louis Smolka: &#8220;I want to be remembered as an exciting guy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Davey Grant believes he fought as well as he ever has in his KO win over Louis Smolka at UFC Vegas 54.<\/p>\n<p>Grant took on Smolka <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/davey-grant-believes-hes-a-real-hard-fight-for-anyone-at-bantamweight-vows-to-ko-louis-smolka-and-earn-spot-on-ufc-london\/\">in a fight many fans were looking forward to<\/a> and it lived up to the hype. 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I want to be remembered as an exciting guy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was expecting a brawl but I felt I was untouchable in that first round, to me that was the best round I&#8217;ve ever fought,&#8221; Grant continued. &#8220;Just felt so comfortable in there, I&#8217;m getting older but I still feel like I&#8217;m getting better and I know I&#8217;m getting better and better every fight, and I know I&#8217;m a tough matchup for anyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Once he got his hand raised, Davey Grant said it was a big sigh of relief to snap his losing streak and return to the win column.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m super happy, but there is still a lot I can work on. I&#8217;m happy to get the win and get back into the win column after losing two in a row,&#8221; Grant said. &#8220;I never want to lose, so it&#8217;s nice to get back into the win column.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With Grant getting back into the win column and not taking much damage he says he wants to return at UFC London on July 23. He wasn&#8217;t a part of the card in March but was in attendance and after experiencing that crowd, he wants to fight in front of his country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will have to wait and see what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC<\/a> wants. I have no injuries, I&#8217;m fresh and back into the gym. Obviously, I&#8217;d love to fight in London in front of my country so I hope that is next but it&#8217;s up to the UFC. But, yeah I&#8217;d love to fight in London against whoever they give me,&#8221; Grant concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see Davey Grant fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davey Grant believes he fought as well as he ever has in his KO win over Louis Smolka at UFC Vegas 54. Grant took on Smolka in a fight many fans were looking forward to and it lived up to the hype. 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