Bobby Green caused a major upset at UFC Fight Night 229 by knocking out Grant Dawson in the first round. Green (31-15-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) displayed confidence throughout the lightweight headliner at the UFC Apex. He dropped Dawson (20-2-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC) with a left hand early in the contest and forced referee Keith Peterson to step in just 33 seconds into the fight.
Green, coming off a submission win over Tony Ferguson in August, secured back-to-back victories in the lightweight division, ending Dawson's perfect record in the UFC. Green refrained from making specific callouts post-fight and expressed his desire to stay active in the octagon.
"I don't call shots; I just take on anyone they put in front of me," Green said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. "I can name names all day, but I prefer to choose a date. I want to fight in December and become the most active fighter this year, boasting the most fights in 2023."