This is the UFC Vegas 80 live blog for Grant Dawson vs. Bobby Green, the lightweight main event Saturday at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Dawson (20-1-1) enters the contest as the No. 11-ranked lightweight in the world in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings. The 29-year-old is yet to taste defeat in nine UFC appearances, sporting a 8-0-1 record inside the octagon with the only blemish being a majority draw against Ricky Glenn in October 2021. His nine-fight unbeaten run in the UFC is the sixth-longest such streak of success, trailing only Magomed Ankalaev, Belal Muhammad (10), Leon Edwards, Islam Makhachev (12), and Jon Jones (19). A win on Saturday moves Dawson one step closer to a likely title shot in 2024.
The distinguished Green (30-14-1, 1 NC) makes his 23rd appearance for the UFC and competes in his 47th pro bout after all, continuing a career that began in 2008. At 37, “King” remains one of the toughest outs in the 155-pound division and he recently snapped a three-fight winless streak with a third-round submission of fellow veteran Tony Ferguson. His UFC record stands at 11-9-1 (1 NC).
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