BILOXI, MS – All-action heavyweight titans Alan Belcher and Roy “Huge Nation” Nelson are set to conflict in an explosive five-round bareknuckle MMA battle as they headline Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA occasion on Friday, November 10, from Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi and streaming stay on the Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA YouTube Channel.
“We’re excited to be again in Biloxi on the Mississippi Coast Coliseum for what’s lined as much as be essentially the most stacked bareknuckle card in historical past,” stated Jorge Masvidal, CEO of Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA. “On November 10, you’re gonna see bout after bout of men keen to go in there and produce the battle from the opening bell. That is competitors in its purest kind and it’s our responsibility to ensure that every occasion offers followers precisely what they’re searching for. All of it’s topped by a really explosive principal occasion, with two harmful destroyers in Alan Belcher and Roy ‘Huge Nation’ Nelson. There’s no exaggeration after we say this can be a ‘don’t blink’ form of evening.”
“We’re actually proud to carry a card like this to the good battle followers in Mississippi,” stated Dean Toole, President of Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA. “This occasion has all the pieces a battle fan might hope for. Every battle on right here might actually be the ‘Combat of the Evening’, so everyone seems to be gonna need to make certain to get of their seat or tune in early to this one.”
Born and raised in Biloxi, the hometown hero Belcher (18-8 professional MMA report) is unbeaten since coming back from a watch harm in 2021. Alongside the best way, Belcher received a bareknuckle boxing heavyweight championship and scored spectacular victories over Tony Lopez, Arnold Adams, Frank Tate and Bobo O’Bannon. Belcher earned 9 victories throughout a formidable 15-fight run with UFC that ended with a technical resolution loss to Michael Bisping. He additionally has current expertise on the Gamebred circuit, having stopped Cameron Graham in a single spherical at a Gamebred Boxing occasion in Could 2022.
“I’m honored to battle a legend in my yard for my comeback into full MMA guidelines,” stated Belcher. “I’m 100% targeted on Roy, and I’ll be prepared for struggle on November 10.”
The Las Vegas native Nelson (23-19 profession MMA report) made his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA debut in Could, as he stopped Dillon Cleckler within the first spherical of their principal occasion showdown with a sensational one-punch KO. In his storied profession, Nelson has competed as an MMA heavyweight since 2004, for elite organizations such because the UFC, Bellator, EliteXC, the IFL, BodogFIGHT. A likeable “each man” with dynamite in his fists and iron in his jaw, Nelson received The Final Fighter: Heavyweights actuality present and went on to achieve large reputation and success as a top-10 UFC Heavyweight. Nelson can be the previous IFL Heavyweight Champion, preventing for Ken Shamrock and the Lion’s Den. He holds notable victories over Mirko Cro Cop, Kimbo Slice, Cheick Kongo, and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira.
“I’m excited to be one the primary pioneers in Bareknuckle MMA,” stated Nelson. “I’m blissful that Jorge Masvidal and Dean Toole love fight sports activities and are all the time attempting to make new progress on this house by bringing high expertise and thrilling reveals to followers. I’m trying ahead to going to my enemy’s territory, preventing a bareknuckle champion and giving Alan Belcher’s hometown one thing to recollect. I do know Alan is approaching a 10-fight profitable streak to grow to be champion, and I’m right here to interrupt that goose egg.”
The stacked undercard will probably be headlined by a “bombs away” three-round showdown between heavyweight brawlers Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson and Dillon “Unhealthy Boy” Cleckler, plus a pair of Mississippi fan favorites will see motion, as Chase “The Vanilla Gorilla” Sherman duels Samoan veteran Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa and Jason “The Child” Knight takes on Randy “The Zohan” Costa in separate bouts.
Combating out of Orlando, Florida, Nicholson (17-10 profession MMA report) will rematch Cleckler (11-2 profession MMA report) after profitable their 2015 Island Fights showdown in spectacular style with a spinning backfist within the second spherical. The 33-year-old is a veteran of UFC and PFL all through a professional profession that dates again to 2014. Towards Cleckler, he will probably be competing for a Masvidal promotion for the third time, having defeated Tony Lopez and Johnathan Ivey at totally different occasions in 2021.
Pensacola, Florida’s Cleckler additionally competes in bareknuckle boxing and boxing and has grow to be referred to as a vicious and highly effective striker. Cleckler misplaced an exciting Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA showdown with Roy Nelson in Could, his first MMA bout since 2019. Throughout his time away from the game, Cleckler competed in 4 bareknuckle boxing fights, along with his solely loss coming to Arnold Adams in a championship battle in Could 2022.
A local of D’lberville, Mississippi, Sherman (16-12 profession MMA report) has appeared within the UFC octagon a minimum of 15 instances and bested Rashad Coulter, Damian Grabowski, Jared Vanderaa and Ike Villanueva alongside the best way. The 33-year-old additionally owns current bareknuckle boxing expertise as he defeated Arnold Adams, along with a draw towards Sam Shewmaker and a call loss to Joey Beltran, in a busy 2019.
Now preventing out of San Francisco, Seumanutafa (13-14 profession MMA report) has competed for Bellator and PFL, together with a stoppage of Javy Ayala on a 2016 Bellator card. Seumanutafa has already fought thrice in 2023, together with a triumph on Could’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA card that noticed him rating a unanimous resolution over Jamahl Tatum.
Representing Alan Belcher’s MMA Membership, Lucedale, Mississippi’s Knight (23-7 profession MMA report) burst into the nationwide highlight in 2015 and as soon as scored four-straight UFC triumphs. The 31-year-old may also carry in depth bareknuckle expertise to the cage. Knight cut up a pair of bare-knuckle boxing matches towards Artem Lobov in 2019 and emerged victorious through rear bare choke in a 2021 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA bout towards the legendary Charles Bennett.
Combating out of his hometown of Taunton, Massachusetts, Costa (7-4 profession MMA report) fought six instances for the UFC between 2019 and 2021. The 29-year-old most just lately received through first spherical KO in a Fight FC duel towards Carlos Espinosa in June.
The motion continues with former Bellator MMA and bareknuckle boxing cruiserweight champion Hector Lombard entering into the ring to face Chris Sarro. Cuba’s Lombard (34-10-1 profession MMA report) now fights out of Miami and put collectively a formidable bareknuckle run, going 3-1 with triumphs over Joe Riggs, Kendall Grove and David Mundell. Proudly owning MMA victories over Sean O’Malley, Jake Shields and Dan Henderson, Lombard has competed for UFC along with profitable a Bellator championship. Sarro (1-0 profession MMA report) fights out of Ellsworth, Maine and has in depth bareknuckle boxing expertise, proudly owning a 3-4 report within the self-discipline.
In bantamweight motion, Joe “The Celebration” Penafiel will battle one other Mississippi fan-favorite within the all the time thrilling Brandon “Killer B” Davis. Penafiel (11-6 profession MMA report) has fought twice with Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA, together with a matchup in September towards Joey Ruquet. Penafiel can be a veteran of Cage Titans FC, Jorge Masvidal’s iKon Combating Championship, Lights Out Championship, CES MMA, Atlas Fights, Island Fights and Southern Fight Sports activities. Mississippi’s Davis (14-11 profession MMA report) has competed within the UFC and made his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA debut in September, dropping a call to In the past Huskic.
A middleweight tilt will pit Curtis “Curtious” Millender up towards Joel “King Bau” Bauman. Anaheim, California’s Millender (21-9 profession MMA report) has competed for UFC, PFL and Bellator, along with three profession professional boxing wins. Millender received his first three UFC outings and most just lately received a unanimous resolution over Sidiah Parker in September. The 32-year-old Bauman (7-3 MMA report) owns two victories in Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA occasions, having just lately dispatched Maki Pitolo in September. Combating out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bauman has earlier expertise in Bellator and Fury FC.
Featherweight brawlers will enter the ring as In the past “The Bosnian Dragon” Huskic and Mississippi’s Joshua Weems go toe-to-toe. The 29-year-old Huskic (8-6 profession MMA report) is initially from Bosnia and now fights out of Iowa. Along with competing for PFL, Huskic is 1-1 in Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA bouts, together with a unanimous resolution over Brandon Davis in September. A local of Jackson, Mississippi, Weems (11-3 profession MMA report) bested Irwin Rivera in September for his second Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA victory.
The lineup may also see Brazil’s Francisco Trinaldo duel Hong Kong’s Sasha Palatnikov in a welterweight attraction. Trinaldo (28-9 profession MMA report) competed 26 instances within the UFC, incomes 18 victories together with wins over Danny Roberts, Jai Herbert, Jim Miller and Paul Felder. Now preventing out of Las Vegas, Palatnikov (8-5 profession MMA report) has competed in skilled karate on high of his three UFC bouts.
In a welterweight tussle, James Freeman will step in towards Memphis-native Tyler Hill. Freeman (6-5 profession MMA report) fights out of Florida and received 5 of his first six contests after turning professional. Most just lately, Freeman dropped a Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA showdown to Cody Herbert in December 2021. Born in Memphis and now preventing out of Biloxi, Hill (11-7 profession MMA report) has fought on Bellator and PFL reveals in a profession that dates again to 2014. His final outing noticed him drop a Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA contest to Jhonasky Sojo in September.
Rounding out the evening are a pair of sunshine heavyweights acquainted with Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA as Dennis LaBruzza battles Javanis “The Conqueror” Ross. Combating out of Mississippi, LaBruzza (1-0 profession MMA report) owns two Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA victories on high of a 1-1 report in bareknuckle boxing, Starke, Florida’s Ross (4-4 profession MMA report) has put collectively a 2-1 report in Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA fights along with competing in professional boxing and kickboxing bouts.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
