UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on March 12 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels. The preliminary card of the event will host bantamweights, Brazilian Raphael Assuncao and Englishman Davey Grant. The fight is planned for 01:00 UK time.
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The Englishman is billed as the favourite, but how fair is that? Does he have that kind of chance of winning? Yes, Rafael suffered four defeats in his last five fights, the streak was interrupted just in the last fight. But apart from that bad stretch, he has a great career in both UFC and MMA. Davy Grant is not much younger, only three years old, and has not become famous. It’s likely that the Brazilian can still pull off a win.
Raphael Assuncao is a 40-year-old Brazilian fighter who is in the lightest weight class. Rafael’s record currently stands at 28-9 (4 wins by knockout, 14 decisions and 10 others by submission). He started his way in the professional fight in MMA with the ISCF promotion, where he had four straight victories. Then he continued to win and rose up to WEC promotion, where he did not show himself very well, gaining one victory in three fights.
Then he was invited to UFC, where in 2011 fought his first fight, which ended up by knocking out by American Erik ‘’Phoenix’’ Koch in the first round. But this defeat motivated the Brazilian, and he went on a winning streak of seven fights. However, in his last five fights, Assuncao had only one win, and his level had dropped considerably.
Davy Grant is a 37-year-old English fighter. In his professional career, he had 20 fights, 14 of which he won (4 knockouts, 2 decisions and 8 submissions). He made an excellent reputation in Total Combat, where he had a six-fight winning streak, then two more fights in other promotions and got into UFC The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Elimination Fights, then moved to UFC and faced American Chris ‘’Holds It Down’’ Holdsworth in his debut, where Englishman lost by submission in the second round via rear-naked choke. ‘’Dangerous’’ had four wins in his nine bouts in this promotion, without having much in the way of quality opponents.
Age – 40;
Height – 1.66;
Weight – 61;
Reach – 1.69;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 28-9-0;
Wins – 4 Knockouts, 10 Submissions, 14 Decisions;
Losses – 3 Knockouts, 2 Submissions, 4 Decisions.
Age – 37;
Height – 1.67;
Weight – 61;
Reach – 1.75;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 14-6-0;
Wins – 4 Knockouts, 8 Submissions, 2 Decisions;
Losses – 0 Knockouts, 4 Submissions, 2 Decisions.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili: Raphael Assuncao vs Davey Grant at 1xBet.