‘Drawback solver’ Grant Dawson needs ranked opponent or Drakkar Klose after TKO win at UFC Struggle Evening 244

LAS VEGAS – Grant Dawson needs to get again within the UFC official rankings, and he hopes to take action by beating somebody on that listing.

Dawson (13-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) was briefly ranked previous to his fast KO loss to Bobby Inexperienced in October 2023, however since has picked up two consecutive wins. Saturday, Dawson turned the primary to cease Rafa Garcia (16-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and put him away in a violent TKO on the primary card of UFC Fight Night 244.

The American High Workforce product hopes to get a ranked opponent subsequent or a bout in opposition to Drakkar Klose.

“Within the prime 15, I’m truly undecided as a result of the fellows that make sense are booked and the fellows that don’t make sense are apparently combating for a world title in different weight courses for some motive,” Dawson mentioned on the UFC Struggle Evening 244 post-fight press convention. “You’ve obtained (Rafael Dos Anjos) in there – and no one is an even bigger fan of RDA than me, I’ve been watching that dude since I used to be a baby. I’m a giant fan of his. He shouldn’t be within the rankings at 155. He’s combating at 170, he’s fought at 170, and he’s brazenly mentioned he’s not combating at 155 anymore. Get him out of there and put me in.

“If I don’t get a top-15 combat subsequent, the man that makes most sense to me could be Drakkar Klose. I’ve two losses in my skilled profession, and he’s crushed each of them. That may be a combat that might actually show to individuals how a lot better I’ve gotten.”

So far as the efficiency on Saturday, Dawson was proud of what he was in a position to show. He thought he would have a a lot harder time coping with Garcia, however that wasn’t the case.

“That was the sport plan, however by way of the whole combat camp everybody that had educated with him or seen him, I had individuals messaging me, ‘This man has actually good takedown protection. This man is robust. This man is so arduous to take down. He’s so troublesome to get down,’” Dawson mentioned. “Even the UFC was saying that this man has actually good takedown protection and Grant would possibly get pushed right here. I are available with the mindset that I may not be capable to take this man down. I believe what separates me from the remainder of the division is that I don’t get discouraged. I’m an issue solver.”

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