Bobby Green defeated Grant Dawson via KO (punches), Round 1 - 0:33 at UFC Vegas 80 on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, live from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NV.
Green landed a perfectly placed straight left hand that dropped Dawson out of nowhere. Immediately, Green rushed in and landed a series of strikes forcing referee Keith Peterson to stop the fight.
BOBBY GREEN IN 33 SECONDS 😱
— UFC (@ufc) October 8, 2023
ALL HEIL @BOBBYKGREEN 👑 #UFCVegas80 pic.twitter.com/ZOPzmoRZsZ
"I thought I hit him with a right. It was a straight left. Can you guys let my dogs in? Come on guys its the last fight of the night. I want to thank all my coaches. We walked through all of this together. I don't call shots. I just take whoever they put in front of me. I just come when I come. Can I call for a date? I want to fight in December. I want to be the most active fighter," said Green.
Several fighters on the UFC roster took time to weigh in on the fight, including Renato Moicano who was calling for a fight with Green.
BOBBY GREEN IM GONNA DESTROY U… modafuket #ufc #att
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) October 8, 2023
Bobby green u easy money #ufcvegas80
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) October 8, 2023
DECEMBER IT IS @ufc @ko_reps #ufcvegas80
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) October 8, 2023
Broooo!!!! WTF?! Wow! Crazy impressive timing with that shot! Right on the money! #UFCVegas80
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 8, 2023
Wow Bob 👑 Green! Is Ranked! Congrats! OG #UFCVegas80
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) October 8, 2023
Wow#UFCVegas80
— Charles 'DoBronxs' Oliveira (@CharlesDoBronxs) October 8, 2023
Damn that’s all he needed one right punch
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 8, 2023
Bobby got it done fastttttt!
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) October 8, 2023
Bobby green super og
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) October 8, 2023
“I like to come when I come”
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) October 8, 2023
- Bobby Green 😂#UFCVegas80
With the victory, Green improved to 34-14-1 with one no contest. The knockout was Green's 20th finish. Green will be ranked next week after defeating Dawson who was the tenth ranked fighter in the division. Dawson entered the fight on an 11 fight unbeaten streak. With the loss, Dawson dropped to 20-2-1 in his career.