As reported earlier here at MMASucka, the UFC Fight Night 38 preliminary card bout of Davey Grant vs. Roland Delorme has been cancelled. Now we know why.
Grant vs Delorme cancellation due to knee injury
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com and FOX Sports 1 spoke to UFC President Dana White shortly after new of the fight’s cancellation broke, and was advised that Grant had injured his knee in training. An MRI was done, with the UFC receiving the results today. After reviewing them, the company decided that with the damage done to the TUF 18 runner-up’s knee was too great to allow him to risk competing, and the fight was scrapped.
“Dangerous” Davey Grant (8-2) was introduced to UFC fans as a member of Team Rousey on the 18th season of the Ultimate Fighter. The deceptively strong grappler made it to the finals before falling to male season winner Chris Holdsworth by Rear Naked Choke. Grant was hoping to keep his place in the UFC with a victory over fellow TUF alumnus Delorme.
“Stunning” Roland Delorme (9-2, 1 N/C) was also an Ultimate Fighter castmember, appearing on Season 14 of the show. The Canadian grappling ace was last seen losing a tough split decision to Alex Caceres at UFC 165. Delorme was hoping to avoid the first consecutive losses of his career with a win over Grant.
UFC Fight Night 38 will still go down March 8th, live from the O2 Arena in London, England. The main event is a light heavyweight bout pitting hard-hitter Jimi Manuwa against the man who nearly dethroned Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson. Stay tuned to MMASucka for more on this and other events.
