January 9, 2024 9: 20 pm ET
Junior Dos Santos and Alan Belcher will make history when they choose the inaugural heavyweight champ of Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA company.
Masvidal revealed on Tuesday that previous UFC heavyweight champ Dos Santos and previous BKFC heavyweight champ Belcher will clash in a five-round gloveless MMA contest on March 2 at Kia Center in Orlando, Fla. Broadcast strategies were not exposed, however tickets go on sale Jan. 17.
Dos Santos, 39, made his position in the title bout with a split choice triumph over fellow ex-UFC titleholder Fabricio Werdum at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 5 in September.
Belcher, 39, meanwhil