Mark Godbeer
| Mark Godbeer | |
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| Born | Mark Godbeer November 22, 1983 Taunton, England |
| Other names | The Hand Of |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Bridgwater, England |
| Team | Scottish Hit Squad |
| Years active | 2009–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Mark Godbeer is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the UFC. A professional competitor since 2009, he formerly competed for Bellator MMA and BAMMA, and was the BAMMA Heavyweight Champion.
Starting training in MMA relatively late at the age of 25, Godbeer originally ran his own plastering business before focusing on mixed martial arts.
Godbeer made his professional MMA debut August 7, 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.
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 October 4, 2013 at Bellator 102. Following that loss, Godbeer would claim three straight victories in BAMMA, including winning the heavyweight title against Paul Taylor on June 13, 2015. During this run he would announce a brief retirement from MMA due to injury, but ended that retirement in May 2016 to defend the BAMMA heavyweight title.
Godbeer signed with the UFC in September 2016.
He made his promotional debut November 19, 2016, against Justin Ledet at UFC Fight Night 99. He would lose the bout via submission in the first round.
Godbeer was expected to face Todd Duffee on March 4, 2017, at UFC 209. However, Duffee pulled out of the fight in mid-February for undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Daniel Spitz. Godbeer won the fight by unanimous decision.
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