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

  • A 19-Year-Old Fighter Needed Just 4 Seconds to Score a Flying Knee Knockout

    Watch a four-second flying knee knockout video struck in 2024 by Takaya Suzuki at a Professional Shooto event in Tokyo, Japan.

  • Francis Ngannou to Find More KO Opportunities Against Anthony Joshua, says Coach

  • Conor McGregor Teases Return to Octagon for UFC 300

  • Dricus du Plessis Receives Hero’s Welcome While Sean Strickland Bemoans Loss