ORLANDO, Fla. — Alan Belcher has made the most of his second chance in combat sports. After being forced to retire from MMA in 2013 due to an eye injury, the former middleweight resurfaced as a heavyweight competing in bareknuckle and boxing fights.
The Mississippi native is currently undefeated in bareknuckle and boxing, and on Saturday night he attempts to capture his second bareknuckle heavyweight championship. Belcher faces former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos for Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA’s inaugural heavyweight title in Orlando, Florida. Belcher recently defeated Roy Nelson by split decision, while Dos Santos’ last outing saw him winning a split decision over Fabricio Werdum. Belcher opens up about his rebirth into combat sports to Zenger News.
