Grant is brutally honest with himself.
Grant (18-8) took on
Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Adrian
Luna Martinetti at
UFC Fight Night 274 last weekend. The highly touted Ecuadorian
debutant was a sizeable favorite going into the bout against
Grant.
However, Grant overwhelmed Martinetti with his decades of
experience, turning it into an ugly slugfest. Grant walked away
with a unanimous decision while both fighters earned an extra
$100,00 each for the “Fight of the Night.”
Grant recently opened up on the juncture he is currently at in his
career. The 40-year-old isn’t very hopeful of making a title run in
the
UFC before he retires. While Grant might enter the title
picture with a series of knockouts, he says he isn’t “delusional.”
Grant is focused on making a legacy of being entertaining, which
leaves a long list of opponents open to the Englishman.
Staying Realistic
“I’m not delusional,” Grant said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I
don’t think I’m going to get in there and make a title run. Look,
if that happens, if I went and knocked the next three out in quick
fights—maybe we can start looking at that. It’s always going to be
the dream to be up there. But I’m creating a legacy of having
exciting fights, which is what I want to be known for. I’m trying
to make as much money as I can for my family before I retire, so I
can invest and try to bring everyone on.”
You have to respect Davey
Grant‘s approach to the fight game at this stage of his
career:“I’m not delusional—I don’t think I’m going to get in there and
make a title run. Look, if that happens—if I go out and knock out
the next three in quick fights—maybe we can start talking… pic.twitter.com/EW8Ind0k9s— Ariel
Helwani (@arielhelwani)
April 27, 2026