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Books next fight for October
Dawson will match up against Rafa Garcia at a UFC event on Oct. 12, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
The American lightweight is coming off a dominating win over Joe Solecki via unanimous decision, and will look to start a new winning streak as his original streak was broken back in October from a knockout at the hands of Bobby Green. Dawson will take on Garcia, who hasn't fought since April of 2023.
The American lightweight is coming off a dominating win over Joe Solecki via unanimous decision, and will look to start a new winning streak as his original streak was broken back in October from a knockout at the hands of Bobby Green. Dawson will take on Garcia, who hasn't fought since April of 2023.
Puts on suffocating performance
Dawson defeated Joe Solecki via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC 302 on Saturday in Newark.
ANALYSIS
When it was all said and done, Dawson blanketed and beat up Solecki for every bit of the 15-minute fight. Dawson has faced criticism since he arrived in the organization for being more of a control grappler than anything else, and while he was credited with 46 significant strikes, this seemed on paper like a matchup where he could finally showcase some striking. For all the nitpicking, Dawson only has one loss in his UFC career, but there was nothing in this victory that demonstrated any growth after he was knocked out by Bobby Green in October. "KGD" improves to 21-2-1 in professional MMA due to the victory.
When it was all said and done, Dawson blanketed and beat up Solecki for every bit of the 15-minute fight. Dawson has faced criticism since he arrived in the organization for being more of a control grappler than anything else, and while he was credited with 46 significant strikes, this seemed on paper like a matchup where he could finally showcase some striking. For all the nitpicking, Dawson only has one loss in his UFC career, but there was nothing in this victory that demonstrated any growth after he was knocked out by Bobby Green in October. "KGD" improves to 21-2-1 in professional MMA due to the victory.
Booked for UFC 302
Dawson is slated to take on Joe Solecki at UFC 302 on June 1, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Dawson is looking to bounce back from his first loss with the company, which saw his record fall to 8-1-1. The loss came to Bobby Green via ground and pound in Round 1. His opponent, Solecki, is 5-2 and also looking to bounce back from a loss.
Dawson is looking to bounce back from his first loss with the company, which saw his record fall to 8-1-1. The loss came to Bobby Green via ground and pound in Round 1. His opponent, Solecki, is 5-2 and also looking to bounce back from a loss.
Drops main event as huge favorite
Dawson lost to Bobby Green via KO (punches) at 0:33 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Thanks for stopping by. Entering with a 9-0-1 record in his first ten UFC bouts, it took all of 33 seconds and one Green jab to flush all Dawson's hard work the past four-and-a-half years down the drain. Grant didn't look comfortable in the opening seconds of the fight. He was eventually dropped by a Green jab and finished with some follow-up shots. Dawson won't be 30 years of age until next February, so there's time for him to rebound from this disaster, but it's going to be difficult. He entered as a -500 favorite against a 37-year-old opponent.
Thanks for stopping by. Entering with a 9-0-1 record in his first ten UFC bouts, it took all of 33 seconds and one Green jab to flush all Dawson's hard work the past four-and-a-half years down the drain. Grant didn't look comfortable in the opening seconds of the fight. He was eventually dropped by a Green jab and finished with some follow-up shots. Dawson won't be 30 years of age until next February, so there's time for him to rebound from this disaster, but it's going to be difficult. He entered as a -500 favorite against a 37-year-old opponent.
Taking on Bobby Green
Dawson will fight Bobby Green as the headliner for UFC's Oct. 7 event, Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Dawson will look to remain unbeaten in UFC and ascend the lightweight ranks in October against Green. Dawson is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Damir Ismagulov in July and boasts a 9-0-1 record at the UFC level.
Dawson will look to remain unbeaten in UFC and ascend the lightweight ranks in October against Green. Dawson is fresh off a unanimous decision win over Damir Ismagulov in July and boasts a 9-0-1 record at the UFC level.