"“My wife and I were expecting our first baby, and we found out on Monday that we lost the baby. So it's been a rough week,” Dawson revealed during his UFC 328 post-fight appearance with the media. “My amazing wife soldiered through it, toughed it out, no emotion, got me through this, and I promised her a little vacation for us to go and do our thing.”"
"“physically, I feel terrible. Emotionally, also a little terrible.” The fight was a back-and-forth one, with Dawson hurt at points before he submitted former training partner Mateusz Rebecki. The adversity he overcame is a point of pride for Dawson, it seems."
"“I'm happy with this one, because like I said in the cage, I think a lot of people think of me as skilled, I don't think a lot of people think of me as tough, and I hope that that has answered that question to night.” He'd go on to add that “I'll never turn my nose to a win. We got the win, that's what matters. Obviously I would like to knock everybody out in the first 10 seconds.”"
"“this is going to be a good night.” After being knocked down in the second, the thought was “this is not a great night. And then third round, I was like 'this is a great night.' So I'm happy.” As for fighting a former training partner, Grant Dawson suggested that there were only certain names he'd ever decline, including Mateusz Gamrot. Unless a title was on the line. Otherwise, “if you say yes, I'mma say yes,” he stated. “And he [Rebecki] said yes, so I said yes.”"
Grant Dawson entered UFC 328 amid personal hardship after learning he and his wife had lost their first child to a miscarriage during Fight Week. He described feeling physically and emotionally terrible after the win, while crediting his wife for getting him through the week and promising her a vacation. In the fight, he endured moments of damage before submitting former training partner Mateusz Rebecki in a back-and-forth contest. Dawson framed the adversity as proof of toughness, while still valuing the win above all else. He also addressed fighting a former training partner, saying he would accept matchups unless specific names were involved or a title was at stake.
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