Alan Dawson, Author at Heavy Sports

Experience

Alan Dawson covers MMA and pro golf for Heavy.com.

He is a credentialed combat sports reporter, a single-figure handicapper, and a 4-time Boxing Writers Association of America award winner.

Alan has twice been shortlisted for Sports Journalist of the Year awards, has explored the intersection of organized crime in boxing, and sat ringside for some of the most legendary moments in modern fight history including the Fury-Wilder trilogy, Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirement, and Spence-Crawford.

Since 2008, Alan's coverage of combat sports, soccer, golf, tennis, MotoGP, and poker has been featured at Business Insider / Insider Inc., The Mirror, The Sporting Tribune, BT Sport / TNT Sports, GOAL, and now Heavy.

Alan Dawson

Experience

Latest Articles From Alan Dawson

Ronda Rousey May Be the Most Hated Figure in Combat Sports

Mike Tyson & Jake Paul Went to Weird, Uncomfortable Depths to Promote Netflix Fight

UFC Title Challenger Eviscerates Sean Strickland in Brutal Social Media Post

Islam Makhachev Raises Hopes for Conor McGregor Super-Fight With 8 Simple Words

2 Reasons Why Michael Chandler Loses to Conor McGregor, According to Expert

Jake Paul Interview About Mike Tyson Turns Crass Over 6 Words

Mike Tyson & Jake Paul’s Fight Disgusts Influential Media Titan Stephen A. Smith

Who Is the UFC’s Featherweight GOAT? Volkanovski Has an Idea

LIV Golf Makes Huge Offer to Entice Rory McIlroy Away From PGA: Report

Holloway ‘Is the GOAT’ For the Way he Knocked Out Gaethje, Fighters Say

UFC Confirms Conor McGregor’s Huge Comeback for the Summer

Rickie Fowler Fended Off Hole-in-Ones From 5 Rivals to Win The Masters Par-3 Contest

Tiger Woods Showcased a New Skill After a Practice Round at The Masters

When Is UFC 300 & How to Watch it Live Online

UFC Fighter DQ’d & Cut for Leaving Teethmarks on His Opponent’s Biceps

Rory McIlroy’s Reason to Stay on PGA Tour Is Something LIV Golf Can’t Replicate

There’s So Much Backlash to the ‘Garbage’ Mike Tyson & Jake Paul Fight

Documenting Rory McIlroy’s Woes, & Brooks Koepka Rivalry, is a Highlight on ‘Full Swing’

Reactions Are Mixed to News of Jake Paul, Mike Tyson Fight on Netflix

Francis Ngannou Set to Double His Record $10 Million Payday: Report

Golf Captain Delivers a Knockout Blow, But Then a Lifeline, to LIV Golfers

Francis Ngannou May be up to His Old Tricks Ahead of Anthony Joshua Fight

Conor McGregor, Right About 1 Thing, Reiterates Desire to Fight Twice in 2024

Jake Paul Is a ‘Nasty KO’ Waiting to Happen, Says Boxing Champ

1 Horror Shot Ruined Rory McIlroy’s Chance at the Cognizant Classic

Rory McIlroy Provides Update on When He May Retire From Pro Golf

Rory McIlroy Responds to Suggestion He’d Join LIV Golf for $946 Million

PGA & LIV Golf’s Rivalry Intensifies as Masters Month Nears

Sean O’Malley Talks To 2 Boxers About a Crossover Bout With a Legit Twist

Jon Jones, Sean O’Malley & the Top-15 Fighters in UFC Right Now