Mark Godbeer Explained

Mark Godbeer
Birth Name:Mark Godbeer
Nickname:The Hand Of
Nationality:English
Birth Date:22 November 1983
Birth Place:Taunton, England
Fighting Out Of:Bridgwater, England
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:246
Weight Class:Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Reach In:75
Team:All or Nothing MMA
Trainer:Arthur Meek
Years Active:2009–2018 (MMA), 2019-present (bare-knuckle boxing)
Mma Kowin:9
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:1
Mma Dqwin:1
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Subloss:2
Sherdog:54637
Updated:9 February 2017

Mark Godbeer (born 22 November 1983) is an English bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor from 2009 until 2018, he competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Akhmat, and BAMMA. He is a former BAMMA heavyweight champion. In bare-knuckle boxing, he is a former Valor heavyweight champion, and a BKB British heavyweight champion.

Early life

Starting training in MMA relatively late at the age of 25, Godbeer originally ran his own plastering business before focusing on mixed martial arts.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Godbeer made his professional MMA debut on 7 August 2009 with a TKO victory over Sam Hooker. While fighting for numerous regional promotions, he amassed a record of 7–1 with all victories coming by way of knockout or submission. Following this, he was signed by BAMMA in 2012 to compete in their heavyweight division.[2]

BAMMA and Bellator MMA

Between March 2012 and May 2016, Godbeer would remain undefeated in the BAMMA cage. During this time, he also signed on with Bellator MMA and would make a single appearance for the promotion, facing notable heavyweight Cheick Kongo on 4 October 2013 at Bellator 102. Following that loss, Godbeer would claim three straight victories in BAMMA, including winning the world heavyweight title against Paul Taylor on 13 June 2015. During this run he would announce a brief retirement from MMA[3] due to injury, but ended that retirement in May 2016 to defend the BAMMA heavyweight title.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Godbeer signed with the UFC in September 2016.[5]

He made his promotional debut on 19 November 2016 against Justin Ledet at UFC Fight Night 99.[6] He would lose the bout via submission in the first round.[7]

Godbeer was expected to face Todd Duffee on 4 March 2017, at UFC 209.[8] However, Duffee pulled out of the fight in mid-February for undisclosed reasons.[9] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Daniel Spitz.[10] Godbeer got his first ufc win under coach Brian Martin Gallacher and the Scottish hit squad team by unanimous decision.[11]

Godbeer was expected to face Walt Harris on 7 October 2017 at UFC 216[12] before a fight-day injury to Derrick Lewis took him out of his scheduled fight with Fabricio Werdum. As a result, Harris was moved on to face Werdum, and Godbeer was pulled from the event.[13]

The bout with Harris was rescheduled for 4 November 2017 at UFC 217.[14] Godbeer won the fight via disqualification after Harris hit Godbeer with a head kick following the referee called a time out due to a groin strike.[15]

Godbeer was expected to face promotional newcomer Dmitry Poberezhets on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.[16] However, it was announced on 25 January 2018 Poberezhets was injured and he was replaced by Dmitriy Sosnovskiy.[17] Godbeer lost the fight via submission in the second round.[18]

Godbeer was briefly scheduled to face Luis Henrique in his return to light heavyweight division on 22 September 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137.[19] However, Godbeer pulled out of the fight in early August, citing injury, and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ryan Spann.[20] Godbeer announced his retirement on 25 September 2018 .[21]

Bare-knuckle boxing

Valor Bare Knuckle

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. Godbeer knocked out former fellow UFC, Bellator, & BAMMA veteran Jack "The Outlaw" May. Goddbeer knocked May out in less than a minute. He then faced current Road FC Open-weight Champion Mighty Mo in the main event for the tournament championship. 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.[22]

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

On September 5, 2020, it was announced that Godbeer had signed with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.[23]

Godbeer was scheduled to face Sam Shewmaker at BKFC 15 on December 11, 2020. However, after testing positive for COVID-19, Godbeer withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Bobo O'Bannon.[24] He was then scheduled to face Mick Terrill at BKFC 17 on April 30, 2021. However, Godbeer withdrew from the fight due to unknown reasons.[25]

BYB Extreme

Mark Godbeer was set to face Josh Burns for the Police Gazette World Diamond super heavyweight belt at BYB 9 on March 12, 2022. However, Godbeer withdrew due to unknown reasons.[26]

Gromda

In 2022, it was announced that Godbeer had signed with Polish bare-knuckle promotion Gromda.[27] He made his debut on June 10, 2022 against Bartłomiej Domalik for the Gromda International Openweight Championship, losing by second-round TKO.[28]

Return to Valor Bare Knuckle

Godbeer was scheduled to face Lavar Johnson in his return to Valor Bare Knuckle at Valor Bare Knuckle 2 on October 27, 2023. However, Godbeer withdrew for personal reasons.[29]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Bare-knuckle boxing

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|13–5|Sergey Bilostenniy|TKO (punches)|ACA 95: Tumenov vs. Abdulaev ||align=center|1|align=center|2:04|Moscow, Russia||- |Loss|align=center|13–4|Dmitriy Sosnovskiy|Submission (rear-naked choke)| ||align=center|2|align=center|4:29|London, England||- |Win|align=center|13–3|Walt Harris|DQ (illegal kick)|UFC 217||align=center|1|align=center|4:29|New York City, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|12–3|Daniel Spitz|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 209||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 11–3| Justin Ledet| Submission (rear-naked choke)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:16| Belfast, Northern Ireland| |-| Win| align=center| 11–2| Stuart Austin| TKO (punches)| BAMMA 25: Champion vs. Champion| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:24| Birmingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 10–2| Paul Taylor| TKO (retirement)| BAMMA 21: DeVent vs. Kone| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:43| Birmingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 9–2| Thomas Denham| TKO (punches)| BAMMA 19: Petley vs. Stapleton| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:33| Blackpool, England||-| Loss| align=center| 8–2| Cheick Kongo| TKO (knees and punches)| Bellator 102| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:04| Visalia, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Catalin Zmarandescu| TKO (corner stoppage)| BAMMA 9: Watson vs. Marshman| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:00| Birmingham, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 7–1| Anthony Taylor| TKO (punches)| Supremacy Fight Challenge 4| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:22| Gateshead, England|Return to Heavyweight|-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Tomas Vaicickas| TKO (punches)| Pain Pit Fight Night 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:19| Newport, Wales||-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Malik Merad| Submission (guillotine choke)| Head to Head: The Big Guns| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:00| North Petherton, England| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Chris Konieczny| TKO (kick to the body and punches)| Tear Up 4: Clash of the Giants| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:46| Bristol, England| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Fraser Opie| Submission (guillotine choke)| South West FC 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:26| Torquay England|Return to Light Heavyweight|-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Paul Pestell| TKO (punches)| All or Nothing: Head to Head| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:00| Bridgwater, England|Heavyweight debut|-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Ibrar Malik| TKO (punches)| Bristol Fight Club: Fight Night| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:20| South Gloucestershire, England| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Sam Hooker| TKO (punches)| KnuckleUp MMA 2: Beer vs. Jazbutis| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:00| Wells, England|

Bare-knuckle boxing record

|-|Loss|align=center|3–1|Bartłomiej Domalik|TKO (punches)|Gromda 9: Balboa vs. Godbeer||align=center|2|align=center|0:55|Pionki, Poland, Gromda Fight Club|For Gromda International Openweight Championship[30] |-|Win|align=center|3–0|Mighty Mo|TKO (stoppage)|VBK-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 ||align=center|1|align=center|2:56|New Town, ND, USA, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge|Heavyweight Tournament Final[31] |-|Win|align=center|2–0|Jack "The Outlaw" May|KO (punch)|VBK-Valor Bare Knuckle 1||align=center|1|align=center|0:50|New Town, ND, USA, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge|Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final[32] |-|Win|align=center|1–0|Mickey Parker|Decision (Unanimous)|BKB 16||align=center|5|align=center|2:00|London, England, O2 Arena|Won BKB British Heavyweight Championship|-

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mark Godbeer Official UFC Profile . ufc.com . February 9, 2017.
  2. News: BAMMA Sign Betran, Kee And Godbeer . thefightlounge.co.uk . February 9, 2017.
  3. News: BAMMA HW Champion Mark Godbeer retires from MMA following latest injury . mmamad.com . February 9, 2017.
  4. News: Marc Diakiese KOs Kane Mousah in just 36 seconds to win Lonsdale title at BAMMA 25 . Mirror.co.uk . February 9, 2017.
  5. News: BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer Signs with UFC . Flocombat.com . February 9, 2017.
  6. News: UFC Fight 99 adds Mark Godbeer vs. Justin Ledet to lineup in Belfast. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-09-29. 2016-09-29.
  7. News: UFC Fight Night 99 results: Justin Ledet swarms, taps Mark Godbeer in first. mmajunkie.com. Dann Stupp. 2016-11-19. 2016-11-19.
  8. Web site: Todd Duffee returns against Mark Godbeer at UFC 209. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2016-01-03. 2016-01-03.
  9. News: Mark Godbeer says opponent Todd Duffee out of UFC 209 matchup. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2017-02-16. 2017-02-16.
  10. News: Daniel Spitz replaces Todd Duffee at UFC 209. mmafighting.com. Dave Doyle. 2017-02-17. 2017-02-19.
  11. News: UFC 209 results: Mark Godbeer has the gas to outlast Daniel Spitz for unanimous decision win. mmajunkie.com. Simon Samano. 2017-03-04. 2017-03-04.
  12. Web site: UFC 216 bolstered with several bouts. sherdog.com. Mike Sloan. 2017-08-02. 2017-08-02.
  13. Web site: Derrick Lewis injured, Fabricio Werdum now faces Walt Harris last minute at UFC 216. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan and Simon Samano. 2017-10-07. 2017-10-08.
  14. Web site: Mark Godbeer and Walt Harris reschedule bout at UFC 217. mmauno.com. Jim Edwards. 2017-10-09. 2017-10-09.
  15. News: UFC 217 results: Mark Godbeer takes kick to the face – and DQ win over Walt Harris. 2017-11-05. MMAjunkie. 2017-11-05. en-US.
  16. Web site: Mark Godbeer vs Dmitry Poberezhets added to UFC Fight Night 127. mmamad.com. Dale Jordan. 2017-12-07. 2017-12-07.
  17. Web site: Mark Godbeer krijgt een andere Dmitry tegenover zich tijdens UFC Londen. DNA. MMA. mmadna.nl. 25 January 2018. en-US. 2018-01-25.
  18. Web site: UFC Fight Night 127 results: Dmitriy Sosnovskiy stays perfect, taps out Mark Godbeer. mmajunkie.com. John Morgan. 2018-03-17. 2018-03-17.
  19. Web site: Mark Godbeer and Luis Henrique move down to light heavyweight, fight at UFC Sao Paulo. Guilherme Cruz. June 25, 2018.
  20. News: Mark Godbeer suffers injury, and KLB faces Ryan Spann at UFC Sao Paulo. sportv.globo.com. Camilo Pinheiro Machado, Evelyn Rodrigues and Marcelo Barone. 2018-08-03. 2018-08-03. pt.
  21. Web site: Four-fight UFC veteran Mark Godbeer announces MMA retirement. September 25, 2018. mmajunkie.com.
  22. Web site: Valor BK 1 Results - MMA Sucka.
  23. Web site: Welcome to BKFC Mark Godbeer!. Facebook. 2020-09-05. 2023-01-08.
  24. Web site: Due to a positive COVID test result, Mark Godbeer is out of BKFC 14. Undefeated BKFC heavyweight Bobo O'Bannon has stepped up to face Sam Shewmaker in the main-event!. Instagram. 2020-12-07. 2023-11-07.
  25. Web site: BKFC 17: Top 5 Fighters to Watch. MMA Sucka. 2021-04-26. 2023-11-07.
  26. Web site: Mark Godbeer vs. Josh Burns Announced as BYB 9 Main Event. My MMA News. 2023-11-07.
  27. Web site: Mistrz świata walk na gołe pięści oraz były zawodnik UFC Mark "THE HAND OF" Godbeer wchodzi do gry!. gromda.pl. pl. 2023-01-08.
  28. Web site: Bartłomiej Domalik vs. Mark Godbeer. Tapology. 2022-06-10. 2023-01-08.
  29. Web site: Travis Wiuff Replaces Mark Godbeer In VBK2 Main Event!. Morningstar. 2023-10-13. 2023-11-07.
  30. Web site: Gromda 9 Results. 10 June 2022.
  31. Web site: Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Results - VBK 1 - Heavyweight tournament. 21 September 2019.
  32. Web site: Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Results - VBK 1 - Heavyweight tournament. 21 September 2019.

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