From UFC Connected, we track the evolution of British fan favorite ‘Dangerous’ Davey Grant ahead of his preliminary matchup at …
after nearly a decade on the UFC roster British bantamweight Davey Grant says his best is still to come despite a series of injuries the tough 18 finalists never wavered in his commitment to the sport continuing to evolve despite adversity dangerous Davey has now emerged as one of the most entertaining athletes in the entire division join us in Durham England to find out more in this edition of fighter Focus [Music] dangerous Davey Grant gotta love the nickname fitting for this 36 year old out of County Durham England time wow dangerous tonight [Applause] I think people definitely forget how long I’ve been actively fighting for I’m definitely time served the best is coming towards the end of a career but still feel like I’m getting better and better Davey Grant you know why he gets bonuses because he throws it all on the line guys a tremendous Striker he’s tough he’s durable and he is not looking to take it home how about me I’m snapped me jaw broke be honestly but I’m gonna still keep coming at you no matter what [Music] [Music] I love the fact that I’ve dedicated my whole life to being hardest I mean that’s all I do every day I just can’t get hard I’m a father that’s my first job [Music] okay in the gym hide you like she’s only full or so she’s only just started getting into Trading that’s it Heidi come on go on you can do it good girl I absolutely love being a father everything I always do will always be for them I’ll always just try and make their lives better be there whatever I do with my life [Music] yeah it would be just brilliant to be able to one day to have my kids group and say oh yeah my dad was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter and he fought in the UFC and just to have my kids being able to say that and we just mean the world to his life ready ready good even just to try out in the ultimate fight it was absolutely fantastic I remember being sore sore bosom [Music] [Applause] the other way I remember him come and say a Bravo after my fight [Applause] David and then to get on Ronda Rousey’s team training with her and all her coaches for six weeks just living the lifestyle absolute dream come true [Music] he has survived the gauntlet he is one of the last two men standing not the position Grant wanted to be in here he’s got it very deep in Red’s house the finale got beat fair and square was absolutely devastated Danny came in to see me after the fight and he was like look don’t worry about it you did fantastic you still to hit your Prime you know like you’re gonna get a contract no matter what and that was like just absolute music to my ears when I got signed from my fighter I had a fight a few months later in London and the week of the fight I blew my knee out obviously after they wrote my fight you want to keep that momentum gone two three months after the surgery I managed to get myself back in the gym and then freak accident in training and snapped all the ligaments in my ankle I’ve only been back in training again another four weeks and I’ve got another injury that was even worse than the tube before it was like a neck injury but I think it was like two and a half years so I forgot about in the MLA world after two and a half years for Cheeto Vera dangerous Davey Grant his home crowd we’re here from Davey France knees and elbows dangerous [Applause] it was like right it’s finally time to get going David Grant a man who’s dealt with a lot of adversity in in his career now trying to get back rhythm with this fighting more plans a beautiful right hand there now he’s switching stances No Big D landed too oh beautiful combination there from Graham I thought he was done to be honest I was ground and pounding him and I was thinking when I was going to stop him in a second and he was still in the game and he threw up a great arm back [Applause] it is all over he’s not my arm oh that’s not the way it’s supposed to bend folks I was out for the end of the year he didn’t want to give up I know what Dave you know for a long time there’s no quit in him at all the main worry was that I was never going to be able to show my true potential and I really did not want that to be it he has got to be one of the most unlucky fights he’s just his fourth appearance now in six years the pop-up fight it was a makeup rate if I’d have lost that fight I would have been released I know I would have done I really wouldn’t say it’s that fight because I just needed the win dangerous Dateline Abu Dhabi the way for Live Action from UFC fight Island officially ends here fight Island was a massive thing it was the only live sports going on in all the world uh pardon my French but I think the modern day fight you just didn’t give up he wanted to fight his fight regardless of the opponent the whole world is going to be watching now this is the chance to show people what I’m about or when I lose I was going up there to walk oh oh in the first couple of minutes of the fight right on the button as Davey was coming in a little too aggressive and I was like oh well I’m still here yeah so I’m still gonna go out there I’m still going to do what I’m going to do I’ve got nothing to lose I’m just going to go out there and try and bang them out [Music] tonight he is out cold it was the first time I’ve knocked anyone clean out with one punch before give me a bit of confidence in my own chin like I got my jaw broke and still went and fought on I was still taking punches on a broken John and just knocking this kid out this is dairy Grant this is our daily Grand monster fight Davey Davey the father of three coming home with the biggest highlight of his UFC career I get back to my kids it’s usually been like a few weeks and it’s super emotional the kids definitely feel it and they know exactly what it is they know how much it all means to me [Music] oh my God it’s always nice to get back and see the kids the last goodbye is always very emotional for me I don’t let the kids see I feel like an all-day guy going off to war whether I’m good to be it’s broken jaws oh and I lost it makes no difference and I get home to the kids and it’s just because that’s why I do it okay then just because because great to see from one of the fight games good guys David Grant’s uh he’s a happy Savage there’s always a smile on his face he loves fighting over that beating somebody up or getting beaten up himself powerful left for Martinez you’re gonna have more on in this round come back from work [Music] a dangerous Davy Grant does it again there’s not a lot of things I could have done in my life that I would enjoy as much as fighting I love the fact that I can fight a lot more consistently now oh there it is in a way of all the injuries he’s had he’s wherever his age he knows he’s not going to be able to do this forever so he’s literally putting it all on the line and every fight is like his last fight this is everything I ever wanted I just want to be known as someone who just comes to scrap that’s what I want to be remembered as and that’s what I’ll continue doing for as long as I can foreign