Grant
Dawson will make his first main-event appearance when he faces
Bobby
Green at UFC Fight Night 229 on Oct. 7.
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Multiple outlets confirmed the lightweight booking following an
initial report from
Fight Bananas. UFC Fight Night takes place at the UFC Apex in
Las Vegas and also includes a bantamweight showdown pitting
Chris
Gutierrez against Montel
Jackson.
A former competitor on Dana White’s Contender Series, Dawson is
unbeaten in eight promotion appearances — with a draw against
Ricky
Glenn the only blemish on his ledger. Most recently, the
29-year-old American Top Team representative took a unanimous
decision over Damir
Ismagulov at UFC on ESPN 48 on July 1.
Green, meanwhile, ended a three-bout winless streak with a
third-round submission of Tony
Ferguson at UFC 291 on July 29. The well-traveled “King” is
11-9-1 during his UFC tenure with wins over the likes of Al Iaquinta,
Clay
Guida and Josh
Thomson.