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Fades following fast start Blackshear lost to Davey Grant via unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

Impact This is the exact type of fight Blackshear cannot be losing as a -300 favorite if he hopes to make any sort of headway in a loaded bantamweight division. He started quickly, landing a knockdown in Round 1 and doing some solid work on the mat, but it appeared as if all the grappling in the opening frame tired Blackshear out. He failed on all four of his takedown attempts the rest of the way, allowing Grant to pull away on the feet. Blackshear struggles in prolonged striking exchanges and this fight was no exception. Da'Mon is solid on the mat and very durable, but his lack of power and questionable cardio is a concern moving forward. This loss snaps a three-fight winning streak for the North Carolina native.

JULY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Booked vs. Grant Blackshear will take on Davey Grant in a bantamweight bout at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 26, per Nolan King of USA Today.

Impact Blackshear is in the midst of a hot streak, winning his last three bouts. His last victim was Heili Alateng, whom he disposed of via unanimous decision back in April. Now, he'll look to make it four straight against an opponent in Grant who is nine years his senior and gives up two inches of height and three inches of reach.

JUNE 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Changes game plan in victory Blackshear defeated Heili Alateng via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Kansas City.

Impact This was a weird fight. It was widely assumed that Blackshear's greatest advantage would be in the grappling and thus he would try to get it to the mat. Instead, he didn't attempt a single takedown and instead suddenly became a high-volume striker. Da'Mon closed with 125 significant strikes in 15 minutes. To give you an idea how out of character this was, he had only topped 66 significant strikes once before in eight prior UFC bouts. Blackshear has long has had trouble against better competition, but now riding a three-fight winning streak, he's going to get another chance to correct that coming up.

APRIL 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Next fight scheduled Blackshear will face Heili Alateng in a bantamweight fight at UFC Kansas City on Apr. 26, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Blackshear is coming off a victory over Cody Gibson by kimura submission at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. In his upcoming bout, he will be taking on Heili Alateng who is coming off a victory of his own and holds a 3-1 record over his past four fights.

APRIL 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

MMA Junkie's Submission of the Month for August: Da'Mon Blackshear's ultra-rare twister With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submission from August 2023.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • USATODAY.COM

UFC on ESPN 51 video: Da'Mon Blackshear pulls off third twister submission in promotion history Da’Mon Blackshear locked in the third twister submission in UFC history, and did it in the first round.

AUGUST 12, 2023 • USATODAY.COM