Mark Godbeer was born on 22 November 1983 and is an English bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist.
20 Facts About Mark Godbeer
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Mark Godbeer made his professional MMA debut on 7 August 2009 with a TKO victory over Sam Hooker.
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Between March 2012 and May 2016, Mark Godbeer would remain undefeated in the BAMMA cage.
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Mark Godbeer made his promotional debut on 19 November 2016 against Justin Ledet at UFC Fight Night 99.
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Mark Godbeer was expected to face Todd Duffee on 4 March 2017, at UFC 209.
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Mark Godbeer was expected to face Walt Harris on 7 October 2017 at UFC 216 before a fight-day injury to Derrick Lewis took him out of his scheduled fight with Fabricio Werdum.
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Mark Godbeer won the fight via disqualification after Harris hit Mark Godbeer with a head kick following the referee called a time out due to a groin strike.
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Mark Godbeer was expected to face promotional newcomer Dmitry Poberezhets on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.
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Mark Godbeer lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Mark Godbeer was briefly scheduled to face Luis Henrique in his return to light heavyweight division on 22 September 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137.
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Mark Godbeer, while retired from MMA, transitioned over to bare-knuckle boxing and entered Ken Shamrock's newly founded Valor Bare Knuckle for its debut event, VBK: 1.
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Mark Godbeer then faced current Road FC Open-weight Champion Mighty Mo in the main event for the tournament championship.
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Mark Godbeer defeated Mo when after a series of punches Mo was knocked down and unable to get up in time for the 10 count, winning the VBK tournament.
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On September 5,2020, it was announced that Mark Godbeer had signed with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
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Mark Godbeer was scheduled to face Sam Shewmaker at BKFC 15 on December 11,2020.
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However, after testing positive for COVID-19, Mark Godbeer withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Bobo O'Bannon.
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Mark Godbeer was then scheduled to face Mick Terrill at BKFC 17 on April 30,2021.
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Mark Godbeer was set to face Josh Burns for the Police Gazette World Diamond super heavyweight belt at BYB 9 on March 12,2022.
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In 2022, it was announced that Mark Godbeer had signed with Polish bare-knuckle promotion Gromda.
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Mark Godbeer was scheduled to face Lavar Johnson in his return to Valor Bare Knuckle at Valor Bare Knuckle 2 on October 27,2023.