Dawson Shuts Down Mac Return: ‘He’s Going Through A Mid-Life Crisis’

Grant Dawson is entering the biggest fight of his career tomorrow night (Sat., Oct. 7, 2023) at UFC Vegas 80 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the streaking lightweight contender takes on veteran Bobby Green in the main event. It’s the first time Dawson is headlining a UFC event, but he still doesn’t consider himself a top draw in the division just yet.

Dawson, 29, has turned in a 8-0-1 record since his UFC arrival back in 2019. He also had a submission finish on Dana White’s Contender Series to get to the big show. Over the past few years Dawson has downright dominated the competition that the promotion has put in his way and it’s finally time for the strong grappler to test his ability against better fighters. Green may be on the back end of his storied career, but he’s a good test for Dawson at this point in time.

MMA Fighting. “Because there’s no chance of me fighting them. For example, if Conor and Chandler fight each other – which I still don’t think is going to happen – but if does happen, and Conor knocks out Michael Chandler, and they put him [ranked] at No. 5, I don’t consider him No. 5. Because there’s no way they’ll ever put Grant Dawson against Conor McGregor.

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