Gamebred Fighting Championship took place at the Unrivaled Arena in Miami, showcasing a packed card of bare-knuckle MMA contests, including the anticipated return of former UFC and Bellator standout, Yoel Romero.
Yoel Romero was initially slated to headline the event against Hector Lombard. However, Lombard had to withdraw from the fight due to unforeseen circumstances. Consequently, Alex Nicholson, a veteran of seven fights in the PFL, stepped in on short notice to face Romero in the main event. Nicholson, known as ‘The Spartan,’ has experienced a recent string of three consecutive losses, all ending in the first round.
The main card of Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA saw:
- Yoel Romero defeated Alex Nicholson by TKO at 1:11 of the first round.
- Luis Palomino defeated Darrell Horcher by TKO at 2:44 of the third round.
- Jake Heun defeated Joel Bauman by TKO at 1:15 of the first round.
- Jordan Heiderman defeated Ronny Markes by TKO at 1:03 of the second round.
- Kurt Holobaugh submitted Lamar Brown via submission at 2:12 of the second round.
- Tafon Nchukwi defeated Marcos Rogério de Lima by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- Brandon Girtz defeated John Teixeira by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
- Daniel James defeated Tim Johnson by KO at 1:45 of the third round.
- Rafael Alves submitted Anthony Njokuani via submission at 0:31 of the first round.
- Rami Hamed defeated Zach Juusola by TKO at 1:53 of the second round.
- Sabah Homasi defeated Rafael Celestino by TKO at 1:18 of the first round.
The preliminary card of Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA featured:
- Paulo Machado defeated Saul Almeida by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27).
- Marvens Beauge defeated Nick Longoria by TKO at 0:38 of the first round.
