Davey Grant has vowed to fight on after suffering the first knockout loss of his career.
The beloved bantamweight veteran squared off against Elijah Smith at the Meta Apex on Saturday night.
Just 60 seconds was all it took for the 11-1 prospect to become the first man to knock out Davey Grant.
You’re thrown into a UFC commentary booth on short notice, which two people do you want either side of you?
Davey Grant breaks his silence on UFC Vegas 124 loss
Davey Grant shared a video on social media after getting knocked out for the first time ever.
The 18-9 veteran smiled and shadowboxed as he confirmed his MMA career will continue in 2027.
“Got sparked,” Grant wrote on Instagram.
“F—ing gutted but I’m home safe with the family.
“Congratulations to Elijah and his team.
“No excuses, great camp and best I’ve ever felt going in to a fight just got caught. Tough pill to swallow right now but I’ll be back 🙏
“Huge thank you to all my family, friends and team.”
UFC Vegas 124: Full Fight Results
UFC Vegas 124 delivered plenty of action elsewhere on the card, with several fighters securing impressive stoppage victories.
Johnny Walker stopped Waldo Cortes-Acosta in the third round of their short-notice main event.
Here are the full UFC Vegas 124 results.
- Johnny Walker def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta via TKO (strikes) at 2:27 of Round 3.
- Tatiana Suarez def. Virna Jandiroba via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Elijah Smith def. Davey Grant via KO (punches) at 1:00 of Round 1.
- Lucas Fernando def. Billy Elekana via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Nina Milošević def. Priscila Cachoeira via TKO (strikes) at 3:40 of Round 2.
- Mitch Raposo def. Marcos Degli via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Ollie Schmid def. Keiichiro Nakamura via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Thomas Petersen def. Gabriel Lorenço via TKO (strikes) at 4:47 of Round 3.
- Karine Silva def. Gabriella Fernandes via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Murtazali Magomedov def. Jose Delano via Unanimous Decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Austin Bashi def. Carlos Calderon via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:07 of Round 1.
- Andre Petroski def. Mantas Kondratavičius via TKO (strikes) at 4:39 of Round 2.
- Ko Seok-hyeon def. Wellington Turman via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- José Souza def. Jonny Parsons via KO (uppercut) at 4:16 of Round 1.
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