{"id":450287,"date":"2022-06-13T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=450287"},"modified":"2022-06-13T10:59:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:59:50","slug":"alan-belcher-earns-bkfc-heavyweight-title-shot-with-a-crushing-first-round-ko-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/alan-belcher-earns-bkfc-heavyweight-title-shot-with-a-crushing-first-round-ko-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Belcher earns BKFC heavyweight title shot with a crushing first round KO (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alan Belcher has earned a BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship) heavyweight title shot with a crushing first round knockout.<\/p>\n

Belcher, 38, retired from the UFC and MMA competition as a whole in 2013. The former UFC middleweight contender, Belcher now competes as a heavyweight in bare-knuckle boxing.<\/p>\n

It was Alan Belcher vs Frank Tate at BKFC Fight Night Jackson 2<\/a> last Saturday, June 11th at the Jackson Convention Center Complex in Mississippi. Belcher won his first promotional headliner at BKFC when he one-punched fellow heavyweight standout Frank Tate for a knockout at 1:21 of Round 1.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/gpcombat\/status\/1536208584605847553<\/p>\n

Tate, 46, has competed in the BKFC since 2020, with 2 wins and 2 losses under his belt.<\/p>\n

With the win, Belcher moves to 3-0 in professional bare-knuckle boxing and has earned himself a BKFC heavyweight title shot against the current champion Arnold Adams at an event and date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

Recently speaking with ‘MMA Junkie<\/a>‘, Belcher spoke about the move to BKFC saying:<\/p>\n

“I changed things around. I changed my ego. I wasn\u2019t a fighter anymore, and I had to be something else. It gives you a different place to look at fighters and fighting, so you can enter back in on your own terms. I thought about it for years, and you\u2019re always going to think about it and regret it, and you don\u2019t want to live your life later with regret.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As for Arnold Adams, 36, the current BKFC heavyweight champion, he boasts 4 wins in his last 4 fights.<\/p>\n

Will you be watching Belcher vs Adams when the date and time are confirmed? Do you believe Belcher will be able to dethrone the current champ?<\/p>\n

Share you thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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