Grant Dawson has rebuilt himself brick by brick since suffering his lone UFC defeat back in 2023, an abrupt 33-second knockout at the hands of Bobby ‘King’ Green that snapped a dominant run stretching back to 2019. Now riding a 3-fight win streak and preparing for his return at UFC 323, fans aren’t just watching his evolution as a lightweight contender.

They’re also paying attention to the person who has stood beside him through every high and low: his wife, fellow fighter Elle Dawson. But who is the woman sharing this journey with him, and how did two rising athletes find a balance between marriage, training, and dreams of championship gold?

Who is Elle Dawson? Grant Dawson’s fighter wife and strawweight prospect

Elle Dawson (nee Wagman) is a mixed martial artist, like her husband, Gr

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