Exciting bantamweight contender Davey Grant is the latest British fighter to be added to the UFC’s upcoming card in London.
MMA’s premier promotion will hold an event at the iconic O2 Arena on July 22 following the massive success of Leon Edwards’ first title defence at the same venue earlier this year.
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‘Dangerous’ will square off against undefeated 14-0 prospect Daniel Marcos in a bantamweight fight on the undercard of Tom Aspinall’s eagerly anticipated return from injury.
Grant, who has earned a legion of fans with his wild fighting style, picked up a last-gasp submission victory over long-time contender Raphael Assuncao in March.
The 37-year-old stretched his winning run to two after previously knocking out Louis Smolka following back-to-back defeats against Adrian Yanez and Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.
Marcos earned a UFC contract last year during an appearance on Dana White’s Contenders Series where he picked up a unanimous decision win over Brandon Lewis.
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The 30-year-old made his promotional debut at UFC 283 in January and kept his perfect record intact with a second-round KO win over Saimon Oliveira at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Grant vs Marcos joins an already stacked card that will be topped by Aspinall’s first fight since he suffered a catastrophic knee injury against Curtis Blaydes last year.
The top heavyweight contender is excited to have the chance to exercise the demons from his last fight in the same arena exactly one year later.
“I think it’s perfect, to be honest. Straight back to the scene of the crime,” Aspinall told talkSPORT.
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“I’m glad that it’s there [O2 Arena] because I didn’t want it to be some taboo place in my mind that I can’t fight there anymore because it’s bad luck or something.
“I don’t wanna do that. I want to go back there and fight again, main event again. It’s worked out absolutely perfect.
“It couldn’t have worked out any better for me. I’m really happy.”
UFC London: Official card
Tom Aspinall vs Marcin Tybura
Molly McCann vs Julija Stoliarenko
Marc Diakiese vs Joel Alvarez
Ketlen Viera vs Pannie Kianzad
Jia Herbert vs Fares Ziam
Danny Roberts vs Johnny Parson
Lerone Murphy vs Joshua Culibao
Davey Grant vs Daniel Marcos
