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Martin Day prepares to fight Davey Grant in their bantamweight fight during the UFC 251 event at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 12, 2020 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Maybe the MMA Gods have seen it fit to punish Martin Day for living in his Hawaiian paradise all these years. The beautiful weather, the great food, the beaches; yeah, sometimes you have to pay the piper in one way, shape or form, and that could be the explanation for Day’s UFC career thus far consisting of a controversial decision loss to Liu Pingyuan, nearly two years off due to injury and a knockout defeat to Davey Grant in the third round of a fight that many believed he was winning.

“I've had some tough luck the last couple, haven't I?