UFC on ESPN 36 tournament bout
The fight will take place on May 15 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA) at the UFC Apex complex and will be part of the main card of the UFC on ESPN 36 tournament. The estimated start of the fight is 06:30 Kyiv time. The fight will be broadcast live on Setanta Sports.
In the bantamweight division, the British-American confrontation between Davis Grant (13-6) and Louis Smolka (17-8) is expected.
A year ago, Grant was on a three win streak, but at the moment he is on a two loss streak. The Englishman lost to Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in June, and lost to Adrian Yanes by a split decision in November.
Smolka will close out a first-round knockout loss to Vince Morales in December. The defeat was his third early in his last five fights.
Prediction for the fight
Two fighters are loaded to the finish line, so there is every reason to believe that the fight will not go the full distance. Both can fight both standing and on the ground. On the ground, things can be very unpredictable. Smolka is a good grappler, but at the same time he can fall for tricks. The same can be said for Grant, who has 8 submission wins out of 13 and 4 submission losses out of 6.
If the fight takes place on the feet, then Grant in this aspect seems to us to be a more diverse and stable striker, but without much knockout punch. We expect that this will be a very spectacular fight, but contrary to many forecasts, it will go the full distance and end with the victory of the Briton due to his “strike”.
Grant wins by unanimous decision
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