Brennan Ward was born on June 28,1988 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and Bare Knuckle Boxer who most recently competed in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
58 Facts About Brennan Ward
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Brennan Ward was born in New London, Connecticut, and raised in Waterford, Connecticut.
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Brennan Ward competed in wrestling at Waterford High School, graduating in 2006, before continuing his career at Colby Community College.
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Brennan Ward started his professional career in 2008, but only became active in 2012.
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Brennan Ward fought mainly for Rhode Island's promotion Classic Entertainment and Sports.
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Brennan Ward was expected to make his debut against Valter Roberto on November 16,2012, at Bellator 81.
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Brennan Ward faced Aaron Johnson on February 14,2013, at Bellator 89.
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Brennan Ward had his first career's defeat via submission at 15 seconds of round one.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face Vadiano La Luz on February 28,2013, at Bellator 91.
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Brennan Ward won via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face Dave Vitkay on September 7,2013, at Bellator 98.
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Brennan Ward won via TKO in the second round and advanced to the semifinal.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face Perry Filkins in the semifinal on October 4,2013, at Bellator 102.
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Brennan Ward won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Brennan Ward faced Mikkel Parlo in the finals on November 8,2013, at Bellator 107.
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Brennan Ward won the fight via TKO due to punches in the second round.
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Brennan Ward faced Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator 114 on March 28,2014.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face James Irvin at Bellator 123 on September 5,2014 the bout was cancelled for unknown reasons.
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Brennan Ward lost the bout via knockout in the first round.
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Brennan Ward was expected to make his Welterweight debut against Jesse Juarez on February 27,2015, at Bellator 134.
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However, Brennan Ward has been moved up to the main card to face Curtis Millender after Millender's opponent, Michael Page, pulled out of the fight due to a cut over his left eye.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face English fighter Gavin Sterritt at Bellator 140 on July 17,2015.
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Brennan Ward won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Brennan Ward next faced Dennis Olson at Bellator 144 on October 23,2015.
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Brennan Ward won the fight via KO in the first round.
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Brennan Ward made his international MMA debut on December 31,2015, as a Bellator MMA representative at Rizin Fighting Federation 2.
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Brennan Ward faced Ken Hasegawa in a 179-pound catchweight bout and won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Brennan Ward lost the fight via heel hook submission in the first round.
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Brennan Ward next faced Saad Awad at Bellator 163 on November 4,2016.
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Brennan Ward won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Brennan Ward made a quick return to the cage, facing Paul Daley in the co-main event at Bellator 170 on January 21,2017.
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Brennan Ward lost the fight due to a flying knee in the first round.
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Brennan Ward faced Fernando Gonzalez at Bellator 182 on August 25,2017.
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Brennan Ward lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face David Rickels at Bellator 185 on October 20,2017.
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Brennan Ward pulled out of the fight due to an injury and, as a result, Rickels was removed from the fight card.
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However on September 10,2018, Brennan Ward notified the promotion that he will retire from MMA.
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Brennan Ward was expected to face former UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks at World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation's inaugural event on November 9,2018.
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On December 20,2024, it was announced that Brennan Ward had signed with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
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Brennan Ward faced James Dennis on February 1,2025 at BKFC on DAZN: Mohegan Sun.
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Brennan Ward won the fight by knockout in the first round.
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Brennan Ward battled with drug addiction throughout his career and after spending time in jail Brennan Ward decided to attend rehab and get sober.
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Brennan Ward won the bout in dominant fashion, finishing Bell in the second round via technical knockout.
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Brennan Ward won the bout via TKO stoppage in the second round.
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Brennan Ward faced Sabah Homasi on February 4,2023, at Bellator 290.
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Brennan Ward won by technical knockout in the second round, after dropping Homasi with a head kick and finishing the bout with ground and pound.
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Brennan Ward faced Logan Storley on August 11,2023, at Bellator 298.
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Brennan Ward lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Brennan Ward's youngest daughter had just recently been born, complicating his training.
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Brennan Ward participated in the 2024 PFL season in the Welterweight division, facing Don Madge at PFL 3 on April 19,2024.
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Brennan Ward lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Brennan Ward next faced Magomed Umalatov at PFL 6 on June 28,2024 at Sanford Pentagon stadium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Brennan Ward lost the fight via an anaconda choke submission in the first round.
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Brennan Ward proceeded to call three of the four policemen by their first names as well as threatened them and their families.
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Police noted that Brennan Ward urinated all over the floor and door of his jail cell.
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Brennan Ward was released on a $100,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on August 16,2016.
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In December 2019, news surfaced that Brennan Ward was sentenced to 120 days in prison and is expected to be released early 2020.
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Brennan Ward had a pending case from a January 3,2014, incident, where he was charged with disobeying the signal of a police officer, reckless driving, and interfering with a police officer.