Hawaii’s Louis Smolka knocked out by Davey Grant at UFC Vegas 54

Kapolei alum Louis Smolka lost to Davey Grant via knockout at UFC Vegas 54 on Saturday evening.

Grant improves to 14-6 in his MMA career, while Smolka falls to 17-9.

The bantamweight bout appeared even through two rounds, but Grant ended the fight in the final round with a calf kick that grounded Smolka followed by a ground and pound knockout.

Saturday was Smolka’s first fight since falling to Vince Morales on Dec. 4, 2021.

The bout between Smolka and Grant was the antepenultimate bout of a card that features a light heavyweight bout between top contenders Jan Blachowicz and Aleksander Rakic as the main event.