How AgentMMA breaks down Davey Grant vs Elijah Smith
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Davey Grant and Elijah Smith bring two very different kinds of momentum into this featured fight. Grant has been through plenty of tough nights, while Smith has won all three of his listed UFC fights. The fun part is seeing what happens when that experience meets a younger fighter who keeps finding new ways to make trouble. Grant most recently took a unanimous decision over Adrian Luna Martinetti, adding to earlier decision wins against Da'Mon Blackshear and Ramon Taveras.
- Grant's recent decision wins meet Smith's three straight UFC victories
- Smith has finished fights with a choke and a slam
- A longer reach meets a veteran who keeps winning decisions
The fight could break open after the first extended clinch, when both men have to reset under pressure.
There is a warning in his recent history too: Charles Jourdain caught him in a guillotine from guard. Smith, meanwhile, submitted SuYoung You with a rear naked choke, stopped Toshiomi Kazama with a slam and follow up shots, and went the distance against Vince Morales. Both men fight orthodox, but Smith has the longer reach, 71 inches to Grant's 69. His recent results show why Grant has to stay alert when an exchange turns into a scramble; danger can come from the takedown, the landing or the position that follows.
Grant's recent decision wins raise a different question for Smith: can he keep making his moments count if the fight settles into long, demanding stretches? Neither man is ranked, so this is a chance to give people a reason to pay closer attention. Watch the first extended clinch and what happens immediately after they separate. That little sequence could tell us plenty about the pace of the night.
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Davey Grant
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Davey Grant and Elijah Smith bring two very different kinds of momentum into this featured fight. Grant has been through plenty of tough nights, while Smith has won all three of his listed UFC fights. The fun part is seeing what happens when that experience meets a younger fighter who keeps finding new ways to make trouble. Grant most recently took a unanimous decision over Adrian Luna Martinetti, adding to earlier decision wins against Da'Mon Blackshear and Ramon Taveras.
- Grant's recent decision wins meet Smith's three straight UFC victories
- Smith has finished fights with a choke and a slam
- A longer reach meets a veteran who keeps winning decisions
The fight could break open after the first extended clinch, when both men have to reset under pressure.
There is a warning in his recent history too: Charles Jourdain caught him in a guillotine from guard. Smith, meanwhile, submitted SuYoung You with a rear naked choke, stopped Toshiomi Kazama with a slam and follow up shots, and went the distance against Vince Morales. Both men fight orthodox, but Smith has the longer reach, 71 inches to Grant's 69. His recent results show why Grant has to stay alert when an exchange turns into a scramble; danger can come from the takedown, the landing or the position that follows.
Grant's recent decision wins raise a different question for Smith: can he keep making his moments count if the fight settles into long, demanding stretches? Neither man is ranked, so this is a chance to give people a reason to pay closer attention. Watch the first extended clinch and what happens immediately after they separate. That little sequence could tell us plenty about the pace of the night.
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Elijah Smith
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