A lightweight clash between Grant
Dawson and Joe Solecki
has been targeted for UFC
302.
Dawson confirmed the pairing following an initial report from
MMAFighting.com. UFC 302 takes place on June 1
and is expected to be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
A headliner for the event has not been announced.
After going unbeaten in his first 10 Octagon appearances, Dawson
suffered a 33-second knockout loss in his last outing at UFC Fight
Night 229 this past October. The
American Top Team product owns victories over the likes of
Damir
Ismagulov, Mark O.
Madsen, Jared
Gordon and Leonardo
Santos during his promotional tenure.
Solecki, meanwhile, is 5-2 in UFC competition since appearing on
Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019. Most recently, Solecki
suffered a first-round knockout loss against Drakkar
Klose at UFC on ESPN 52 on Dec. 2.