José Felipe Beltran (born December 9, 1981) is an American bare-knuckle fighter and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he has competed for the

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, Bellator,

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, and

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. He currently competes in the

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where he is the former BKFC World Heavyweight Champion.

Background

Beltran was born in

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and raised in

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by a single mother. Beltran began

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when he was 10 years old, and also was involved in

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from a young age. Beltran also began

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in middle school and was talented, but was initially not allowed to compete outside of practice because of poor grades. Beltran continued wrestling at Carlsbad High School during his sophomore year and picked up his grades, going on to compete on the varsity team as a Heavyweight for all three years and also became involved in

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. Beltran originally attended the

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before dropping out and then being introduced to mixed martial arts. Beltran moved back to California, attending

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and continuing with mixed martial arts. When he began training, Beltran weighed 300 lbs.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Beltran made his professional debut on February 10, 2007 at Strikeforce: Young Guns and lost via unanimous decision. He went on to compile a record of 6–2 before being signed by Bellator.

Bellator

Beltran made his Bellator debut at

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on May 1, 2009 against former

fighter Sherman Pendergarst. Beltran won the fight in the first round via TKO. In his next appearance, under the

banner, Beltran defeated Wes Combs via TKO only 25 seconds into the fight. Beltran picked up another TKO win over another UFC veteran,

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, before being signed by the

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Beltran made his

debut at

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against

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black belt,

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. Beltran was stepping in as a last minute replacement for Gracie's original opponent, Mostapha Al-turk. Beltran upset the fatigued Gracie and was victorious via a second round TKO. Beltran returned to action on May 8, 2010 at

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. He was originally set to fight Chad Corvin, but after Corvin's paperwork was not approved by the Quebec Athletic Commission he was pulled from the card and replaced by Tim Hague. Beltran defeated Hague after three rounds, taking the unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, and 29–28). Beltran next faced

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on September 25, 2010 at

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. Beltran fought and lost to Mitrione via unanimous decision. Even though he lost, he still earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Beltran then fought highly regarded

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Pat Barry at UFC Fight for the Troops 2 on January 22, 2011, in

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. During the fight, Beltran received a high volume of leg kicks from Barry, a former K-1 kickboxing competitor, yet only collapsed at the end of the final round. Barry has since expressed his bewilderment at the level of punishment that Beltran was able to absorb. Beltran was expected to face promotional newcomer Dave Herman on June 11, 2011 at

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. However, after Herman was shuffled to the main card, Beltran instead faced another UFC newcomer in

Aaron Rosa Aaron Isaac Rosa (born May 28, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2005 until 2013, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, ShoXC, and Strikeforce. Background Born and raised in the bor ...

. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Beltran defeated Rosa via TKO in the third round. Beltran fought Stipe Miocic on October 8, 2011 at

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, losing via unanimous decision. Beltran faced former

heavyweight

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on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis, where he was knocked out for the first time in his career in the first round. Following the loss, Beltran was released from the promotion.

Post-UFC

After being released, Beltran announced that he would be dropping down to compete in the

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division. He officially made his Light heavyweight debut on April 28, 2012 at C3 Fights in Oklahoma, where he defeated Anton Talamantes via unanimous decision.

Return to the UFC

Beltran made his return to the UFC replacing

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against

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on July 11, 2012 at

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. Although Beltran lost via unanimous decision, the back and forth bout earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Beltran was expected to face

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on December 15, 2012 at

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. However, Perosh was forced from the bout with a toe injury and replaced by

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. On January 10, 2013, it was announced that Beltran had failed his post fight drug test, testing positive for

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. Beltran was subsequently suspended for 9 months, retroactive to December 14, 2012. His win over Pokrajac was changed to a No Contest. Returning from his suspension, Beltran faced

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on October 9, 2013 at

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in Maldonado's home-country of

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. He lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. He was subsequently released from the promotion.

Return to Bellator

On October 30, 2013, it was announced that Beltran had signed with Bellator MMA. He faced former

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on November 15, 2013 in the main event at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Beltran faced

Vladimir Matyushenko Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko ( be, Уладзімір Уладзіміравіч Мацюшэнка, ''Uladzimir Uladzimiravič Maciušenka''; born 4 January 1971) is a Belarusian retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 u ...

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on April 11, 2014, winning by third round submission, his first submission win since 2007. Beltran challenged

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for the Bellator Light heavyweight Championship at

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on September 12, 2014. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. Beltran made his Middleweight debut against Brian Rogers on April 10, 2015 at Bellator 136. He won the fight by majority decision. Beltran next faced

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at Bellator 143 on September 25, 2015. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. On September 21, 2016, it was announced that Beltran would be facing

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in the co-main event of Bellator 168 on December 10, 2016. He lost via knockout in the first round.

Post-Bellator

Having already essentially retired after his latest fight, Beltran was lured to face

Sergei Kharitonov Sergei Valerievich Kharitonov (russian: Серге́й Вале́рьевич Харито́нов, Sergéj Valér'jevich Kharitónov, ; born August 18, 1980) is a Russian professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and former kick ...

at Russian Cagefighting Championship 1 on February 25, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He would take yet another fight in the Russian circuit against Dmitry Tebekin at S-70 event on August 14, 2019, winning the fight via unanimous decision.

Bare knuckle boxing

After having problems with getting fights in the regional circuit, an opportunity presented itself to compete in bare knuckle boxing. In his debut Beltran faced Tony Lopez - who he had previously lost to in an MMA bout in 2009 - at a Bare Knuckle FC event held on June 2, 2018. He won the brutal back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.

BKFC World Heavyweight Championship

At BKFC 9 Beltran won a unanimous decision victory over

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, becoming the BKFC World Heavyweight Champion, as well as the National Police Gazette American Heavyweight Champion. On October 10, 2020, Beltran became the first man to defend the BKFC World Heavyweight title by defeating former University of Alabama football linebacker Marcel Stamps via fourth round TKO. The outcome of this bout also resulted in Beltran retaining the Police Gazette Heavyweight World Championship, a title that had not been in the ring since 1899. Beltran’s second defense of the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship at BKFC 18 was against Sam Shewmaker. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Beltran’s next defense of the BKFC World Heavyweight Championship was against former BKFC World Heavyweight Champion Arnold Adams at BKFC Fight Night: New York. He lost by unanimous decision, ending his reign as champion.

Championships and accomplishments

** BKFC World Heavyweight Champion (one time) ***Two successful title defenses ** Police Gazette World Heavyweight Champion (one time) *5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League **5150 Combat League Heavyweight Championship (One time) *

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** Fight of the Night (Two times) vs.

and

Mixed martial arts record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beltran, Joey American male mixed martial artists American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent American sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in mixed martial arts Mixed martial artists from California Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling 1981 births Living people American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Boxers from San Diego Sportspeople from Carlsbad, California People from Oceanside, California University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni Bare-knuckle boxers Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bellator

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post-UFC

Return to the UFC

Return to Bellator

Post-Bellator

Bare knuckle boxing

BKFC World Heavyweight Championship

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Mixed martial arts record

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