Bradley Scott (born 22 June 1989) is a professional bare knuckle fighter and a retired English

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who competed in the

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division of the

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. He currently competes in BYB Bare Knuckle after having formerly fought in BKB where he was their British Cruiserweight champion before the company’s acquisition by BYB.‍ A professional competitor since 2009, he has also competed for

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and was a contestant '' The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes''.

Mixed martial arts career

Scott started his MMA career in 2007 training to become fit and in shape to be a part of the

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. However, Scott began taking the sport more seriously, even taking a semi-professional fight in his first year of training. Scott lost his only semi-pro fight via submission. Nearly a year and a half later, Scott made his professional debut against Tom Thorneycroft. Scott won the fight via first-round knockout. In September 2009 Scott won his second pro fight against Steve Obe, again via knockout. One month later Scott had his first professional loss against Eugene Fadiora, after Scott submitted via strikes. Scott went on a 6-0 run after his first loss, winning all six fights via stoppage (3 submissions, 3 knockouts).

The Ultimate Fighter

In late 2012, Scott signed to be a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes'' - a regional version of the Ultimate Fighter series, which pitted Australian fighters against British fighters. In his first fight on the show, Scott fought Australian, Xavier Lucas. After a close fight, Scott defeated Lucas via unanimous decision. For the semi-final rounds Scott was then matched against Australian,

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. After three grueling rounds Scott won the fight via split decision. The fight was also awarded "Fight of the Season" by the UFC fans, and both fighters were awarded a $25,000 paycheck. The win over Alloway moved Scott into the final round of the competition that took place live on UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson. He faced Robert Whittaker and lost via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Scott made his promotional debut on 15 December 2012 at

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which was also known as "The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Finale". He would fight Robert Whittaker to determine the welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. Scott lost the fight via unanimous decision. Scott returned to the middleweight division on 26 October 2013 against Michael Kuiper at

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. He won the fight via front choke submission in the first round. Scott faced promotional newcomer

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. He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Scott faced

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on 10 May 2015 at

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. Scott won the fight via submission in the second round. Scott faced

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on 27 February 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 84 ''UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 84'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 27, 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background The event was the eighth that the promotion hosted in London ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Scott faced Scott Askham on 18 March 2017 at

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. He won the fight by split decision. Scott faced

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on 5 August 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 114 ''UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 114'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 5, 2017, at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City, Mexico. Background A f ...

. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Scott was expected to face

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on 17 March 2018 at

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. However, Marshman was removed from the card two days before the event for medical issues surrounding his weight cut and his fight with Scott was scrapped. Scott was scheduled to face

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on 27 May 2018 at

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. However, Touahri pulled out of the fight in mid-May citing a knee injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Carlo Pedersoli Jr. Scott lost the fight via split decision. On 3 July 2018 UFC was notified by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Scott of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected on 27 May 2018. On 16 October 2018 it was reported that Scott tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine and USADA handed down a two-year suspension for his violation. Sometime after his suspension, he retired from MMA.

Championships and accomplishments

** The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Welterweight Tournament Runner-Up ** The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Fight of the Season (vs.

)

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional bare knuckle boxing record

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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External links

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