Alan Dawson

Expertise:
UFC, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Boxing
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada

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 MirrorThe Sporting Tribune, BT Sport / TNT Sports, GOAL, and now Heavy.

Latest Articles From Alan Dawson

  • Ilia Topuria Calls Out Conor McGregor After Wild UFC 298 Knockout

    Ilia Topuria beat Alexander Volkanovski down, and wants to be the guy to put Conor McGregor away, too. But UFC boss Dana White doubts it ever happens.

  • UFC Fighters React to Ilia Topuria’s KO Win Over Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298

  • Merab Dvalishvili Picked Henry Cejudo up to Slam Him in Front of Mark Zuckerberg [WATCH]

  • Danny Barlow Overcame a Broken Arm to Score a KO With Relentless Hammer-Fists [WATCH]

  • Ilia Topuria Brutally Knocks Alexander Volkanovski Unconscious at UFC 298 [WATCH]

  • Paulo Costa Landed 1 of the Best Head Kicks You’ll See on Robert Whittaker [WATCH]

    Watch UFC 298 video highlights of Paulo Costa landing a brilliant head kick on Robert Whittaker and Anthony Hernandez smiling at the cameras.

  • MMA Experts Slam Boxing Coach Who Bragged About 10-Year-Olds Sparring

  • Ian Garry Has Turned Getting Hated Into a New Art Form — That’s Not a Good Thing

  • Why Alexander Volkanovski May Have Lost The UFC Title Already

  • Israel Adesanya, Leon Edwards, & The Four Options to Headline UFC 300: Report

  • Conor McGregor Hints at Potential UFC Comeback Date in Since-Deleted Post

    In a tweet he since deleted, Conor McGregor suggested he'd return to UFC on June 29 in an event, he said, would be bigger than the Super Bowl.

  • A Grueling War, a Brutal KO, & a Vicious Finish: 3 Must-See UFC Highlights

  • Jon Jones Said He Rejected UFC 300; Big Show Still Lacks Main Event

  • Jake Paul Trolls Sean Strickland & Gets Death Threat in Response

  • Dana White Sent Strong Message to NFL’s Roger Goodell About Super Bowl in Vegas

  • Power Slap Remains Arguably The Most Brutal Promotion in All Combat Sports

  • UFC’s Joe Pyfer Slams Fans Who Doubt He Broke Francis Ngannou’s Power Record

  • Why Colby Covington ‘Can’t Support’ The NFL or The Super Bowl

  • A Creator Took a Kick From a UFC Legend. It Went as Well as You Can Imagine [WATCH]

  • Dana White Stars in Super Bowl Ad Alongside Peyton Manning & Post Malone

    In the latest Super Bowl news, Dana White, Peyton Manning, and Post Malone star in Bud Light's Super Bowl ad for Sunday, February 11 in Las Vegas.

  • Renato Moicano’s Post-Fight UFC Interview Went Rapidly Off the Rails [WATCH]

  • UFC Gave Molly McCann a Bonus After Her Brutal Armbar Made Her Opponent Scream [WATCH]

  • Natalia Silva & Viviane Araujo Put On an All-Out War at UFC’s Show in Las Vegas

  • Ex-UFC Champ Francis Ngannou Wants Boxing’s Biggest Prize After Tyson Fury Injury

  • Manny Pacquiao Would End Retirement For Conor McGregor Fight, Manager Says

    Manny Pacquiao would still fight Conor McGregor, as well as Gervonta Davis or Ryan Garcia, according to the latest boxing and UFC news.

  • Kayle Harrison in For a Rude Awakening on Her UFC debut, Raquel Pennington Says

  • Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz Is the Ideal UFC 300 Main Event, Dan Cormier Says

  • Mike Tyson Could Return to the Ring This Year, Report Says

  • Jake Paul Fights Little-Known Opponent on March 2 in Puerto Rico

  • UFC Champ Alexander Volkanovski Catches Pass From Tom Brady [WATCH]

    NFL GOAT Tom Brady threw a pass to Alexander Volkanovski, and the UFC champ caught it in style.