Grant Dawson will face Mateusz Rebecki at UFC 328 on May 9 in Newark, New Jersey. The fight joins a strong card that features a middleweight title fight and several notable matchups.
Fight Announcement
The lightweight bout between 32-year-old Grant Dawson and 33-year-old Mateusz Rebecki is scheduled for UFC 328 in Newark on May 9. The event will take place in New Jersey and is part of a stacked card that includes a middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.
Fighter backgrounds
Grant Dawson is unranked in the lightweight division. He joined the UFC after appearing on the first season of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017. Since then, Dawson has compiled a solid record of 11-2-1 while fighting mostly at lightweight in the UFC.
Dawson comes into this bout after a first-round TKO loss to Manuel Torres in December. His most notable wins include victories over Carlos Diego Ferreira and Julian Erosa. He also suffered a KO loss to King Green in 2023.
Mateusz Rebecki began his UFC run with three straight wins. However, he has struggled recently and has lost three of his last four fights. That run includes decision losses to Chris Duncan and L’udovit Klein last year.
| Fighter | Recent Result |
|---|---|
| Grant Dawson | 1st round TKO loss to Manuel Torres (December) |
| Mateusz Rebecki | Lost 3 of last 4; decision losses to Chris Duncan and L’udovit Klein |
What this fight means
This matchup pairs two fighters who need momentum. Dawson wants to bounce back after a quick loss late last year. Rebecki is trying to return to the form that gave him a 3-0 start in the UFC.
Both men have faced ups and downs in recent fights. A win for either fighter could put them back in the mix at lightweight and set up tougher opponents later in 2025.
Other fights on the card
UFC 328 will be headlined by the middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland. Also announced for the card are Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley.
Report: UFCcoverage
