Alan Belcher was born on April 24,1984 and is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist.
36 Facts About Alan Belcher
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Alan Belcher currently competes in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and is the reigning BKFC Heavyweight Champion.
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Alan Belcher graduated from Sloan-Hendrix High School in Imboden, Arkansas where he competed in baseball and basketball before continuing his baseball career at Dyersburg State Community College.
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Alan Belcher made his professional debut in July 2004 against Tim Ellis in Freestyle Fighting Championship and won by TKO.
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Alan Belcher made his second UFC appearance against Jorge Santiago three months later at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs, winning by stunning head kick knockout in the third round of a close fight.
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At UFC 69, Alan Belcher lost to The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall Grove via D'arce choke.
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One month later, Alan Belcher stepped in on short notice to replace injured Eric Schafer against Sean Salmon at UFC 71 on May 26,2007.
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Alan Belcher won the bout via guillotine choke 53 seconds into the first round.
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Alan Belcher then faced Kalib Starnes at UFC 77 on October 20,2007.
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Alan Belcher was scheduled to fight at UFC 81 against Ricardo Almeida, but Alan Belcher had to pull out two days before the fight due to a severe case of bronchitis and was replaced by Rob Yundt.
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Alan Belcher was scheduled to fight Patrick Cote at UFC 83 in Montreal, but Cote withdrew due to a knee injury and was replaced by Jason Day.
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Alan Belcher eventually was caught by a punch causing Day to swarm punches at Alan Belcher against the fence.
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Alan Belcher lost a split decision to Yoshihiro Akiyama, at UFC 100 on July 11,2009.
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Alan Belcher defeated Wilson Gouveia via first round TKO on December 12,2009, at UFC 107.
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Alan Belcher defeated Patrick Cote on May 8,2010, at UFC 113 by way of rear naked choke after a controversial face plant that rocked Cote and enabled Alan Belcher to sneak around to the back and sink in the choke.
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Alan Belcher received an extra $65,000 for winning the Submission of the Night award which was his fourth consecutive fight night bonus.
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Alan Belcher was expected to face Demian Maia on September 15,2010, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Alan Belcher in his first main event.
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However, on August 1,2010, Alan Belcher withdrew from the fight with Maia after undergoing emergency eye surgery.
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Alan Belcher stated on his Twitter account that he started to lose the vision in his right eye whilst in Brazil.
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Alan Belcher faced Jason MacDonald on September 17,2011, at UFC Fight Night 25.
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Alan Belcher stuffed a takedown from MacDonald and ended up on top early in the first round.
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Alan Belcher quickly postured up and began landing punches and elbows to open Jason's guard.
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Alan Belcher then passed and continued to punish MacDonald and won the fight via verbal submission due to strikes in the first round.
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Alan Belcher next faced Rousimar Palhares on May 5,2012, at UFC on Fox 3.
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Alan Belcher would go on to defeat Palhares via TKO in the first round.
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Alan Belcher was expected to face Vitor Belfort on October 13,2012, at UFC 153.
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Alan Belcher wanted to face Chris Weidman in his return fight.
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Alan Belcher faced Michael Bisping on April 27,2013, at UFC 159.
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Alan Belcher got eight stitches in his eyelid after the fight.
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On November 11,2015, Alan Belcher announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.
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Alan Belcher was set to return from retirement to face Marcus Sursa at Empire FC 5 on February 29,2020, but the bout never materialized for unknown reasons.
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Alan Belcher made his debut against Tony Lopez on August 20,2021, at BKFC 20.
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Alan Belcher made his sophomore appearance in the sport against Bobo O'Bannon at BKFC Fight Night: Jackson on January 29,2022.
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Alan Belcher then faced Frank Tate at BKFC Fight Night: Jackson 2 on June 11,2022.
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Racking three straight wins in the division, Alan Belcher challenged the reigning champion Arnold Adams for the BKFC Heavyweight Championship at BKFC 36 on February 24,2023.
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Alan Belcher has a daughter and a son from a previous marriage.