Grant Michael Dawson[8] (born February 20, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
[1][10] Initially dreaming of a career in American Football, Dawson started wrestling to aid his primary sport.
[1] After graduating from high school but skipping college due to dyslexia, Dawson decided to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
[13] He faced Adrian Diaz on August 17, 2017[14] and won the fight by submission due to a rear-naked choke in round two.
[22] However, Dawson was flagged by USADA the second times where the initial flagging was in November 2017 for a residual metabolite of the steroid Turinabol which it was subsequent cleared by USDADA for not able to determine when Dawson had ingested the banned substance, and that resulted in the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) pulling bout from UFC 246.
The subsequent finding from USADA found no evidence of performance enhancement of a re-ingestion of a banned drug.
[23][24][25] The bout was rescheduled on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo at Norfolk, Virginia.
[26] On February 7, 2020, it was reported that Skelly was injured during one of his training session and was forced to withdraw from the event,[27] and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Darrick Minner.
[30] Dawson faced Nad Narimani on July 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2.
[42] Grant faced Mark Madsen, replacing Drakkar Klose, November 5, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 214.