Video: Davey Grant opens UFC 251 with savage knockout of Martin Day

Davey Grant opened UFC 251 in spectacular style Saturday when he knocked out Martin Day in devastating fashion.

In just his second fight over the past 25 months, Grant (11-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) got the first stoppage of his UFC career over Day (8-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in their bantamweight bout, which took place at Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.

After a back-and-forth 13 minutes of fighting, Day found the shot he needed when he landed the perfect left hand to the chin of Day that immediately resulted in a knockout. To make it all more impressive, Grant claimed post-fight he suffered a broken jaw in the opening frame.

It was an impressive feat from Grant, and you can watch it again below (via Twitter):

With the win, Grant has now won back-to-back fights for the first time in his UFC career.

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