15 Facts About Haim Gozali

Haim Gozali is best known for his tenure in Bellator.

In 2005, Haim Gozali was stabbed while working as a bouncer in an Israeli night club.

Haim Gozali is the president of ADCC Israel and the first Israeli to compete in an ADCC event.

Haim Gozali began his mixed martial arts career in 1998, losing to Carlos Newton via armbar.

In 2010, Haim Gozali produced the MMA event Israel FC: Genesis in Israel, featuring multiple UFC veterans.

Haim Gozali later signed with Bellator to work as a promoter and produced 4 events in Israel with the promotion - Bellator 164, Bellator 188, Bellator 209, and Bellator 234, which took place at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

On June 24,2017, Haim Gozali faced Ryan Couture in a welterweight bout on the Bellator 180 preliminary card, becoming the first Israeli MMA fighter to compete in Madison Square Garden.

At Bellator 188 on November 16,2017, Haim Gozali fought Mykyta Mikhno, winning via submission.

Haim Gozali then fought Jose Campos at Bellator 192, losing via unanimous decision.

Haim Gozali fought Ryan Couture in a rematch at Bellator 209, losing again via unanimous decision.

Haim Gozali faced Artur Pronin, winning the fight via first-round submission.

Criticism included no serious head strikes and light striking that resembled a sparring session, Pronin putting himself in inferior positions despite his experience, and the end of the fight where Haim Gozali transitioned from an armbar to a heel hook without proper control of Pronin's leg, with Pronin tapping out immediately instead of trying to defend the submission.

Haim Gozali returned to MMA and began bare-knuckle boxing in 2020 after his security company faced financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Haim Gozali made his bare-knuckle boxing debut on February 5,2021 at BKFC: KnuckleMania.

Haim Gozali made a comeback in the second round, knocking McAllister down twice for the ref to stop the bout.