Davey Grant locked in a rare and spectacular submission to put Raphael Assuncao unconscious and pick up victory Saturday in Las Vegas.
At UFC Fight Night 221, Grant (13-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) earned a technical submission of Assuncao (27-10 MMA, 12-7 UFC) via reverse triangle at 4:43 of Round 3 in the bantamweight bout. The event took place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels.
After more than two-and-a-half rounds of fighting, Grant was deducted a point midway through Round 3 for a cage grab. Since Assuncao hadn’t established control position when the cage-grab occurred, the fighters were separated. Grant landed a huge spinning backfist that stunned Assuncao, who shot for a takedown.
