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Joey Beltran (born December 9, 1981) is an American
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and
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. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, he has competed for the
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,
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,
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, and
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. He also competed in the
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where he was the former BKFC Heavyweight Champion.


Background

Beltran was born in
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, and raised in
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, by a single mother. He has an older sister. 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 and was eventually kicked out from the junior high. 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
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, and after two years he academically transferred to the
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. During the first semester, Beltran was introduced to mixed martial arts at a local gym, Bulls Pen. After the semester, Beltran moved back to California, attending
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for a spell before dropping out in pursuit of a career in 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
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.


Bellator

Beltran made his Bellator debut at
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on May 1, 2009, against former
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fighter Sherman Pendergarst. Beltran won the fight in the first round via TKO. In his next appearance, under the
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banner, Beltran defeated Wes Combs via TKO only 25 seconds into the fight. Beltran would go 1–1 before picking up another TKO win over another UFC veteran,
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, and was subsequently signed by the
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.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Beltran made his
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debut at
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against Brazilian jiu-jitsu 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
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. 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. 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
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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 UFC 131. However, after Herman was shuffled to the main card, Beltran instead faced another UFC newcomer in
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. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Beltran defeated Rosa via TKO in the third round. Beltran fought
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on October 8, 2011, at
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, losing via unanimous decision. Beltran faced former
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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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James Te Huna on July 11, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 4. Although Beltran lost via unanimous decision, the back and forth bout earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Beltran was expected to face Anthony Perosh on December 15, 2012, at UFC on FX 6. 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 UFC Fight Night 29 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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Quinton "Rampage" Jackson 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
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at
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on April 11, 2014, winning by third round submission, his first submission win since 2007.


Bellator title shot

Beltran challenged
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for the Bellator Light heavyweight Championship at Bellator 124 on September 12, 2014. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round.


Drop down to middleweight

Beltran made his Middleweight debut against Brian Rogers on April 10, 2015, at
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. He won the fight by majority decision. Beltran next faced
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at
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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. He was subsequently released from the promotion.


Post-Bellator and rehab

After the latest loss and release, Beltran succumbed into alcohol and drug addiction and entered rehabilitation. Having already essentially retired after his latest fight, Beltran was lured to face
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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 twice previously lost to in MMA - at the inaugural Bare Knuckle FC event held on June 2, 2018. The bout also served as an alternate bout for the BKFC Heavyweight Tournament. 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 Chase Sherman, becoming the BKFC World Heavyweight Champion, as well as the National Police Gazette Heavyweight American Champion. Beltran was expected to defend his title against Mark Godbeer at BKFC 12 on April 11, 2020. However, the whole event was postponed due to the
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and the bout was scrapped. On October 10, 2020, at BKFC 13, 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 in a rematch on November 6, 2021, at BKFC Fight Night: New York. He lost by unanimous decision, ending his reign as champion. This fight earned him the ''Fight of the Night'' award.


Post-championship reign

Beltran then faced Frank Tate at BKFC Fight Night: Ft. Lauderdale on April 21, 2022. He was knocked out just 23 seconds into the bout. He then headlined BKFC 33 on November 18, 2022, against
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in a rematch of their MMA bout in 2010. He lost the bout via second-round knockout. A month later, BKFC President Dave Feldman stated that Beltran would not fight for the company anymore.


Personal life

Beltran is married to the BKFC Women's Strawweight Champion Britain Hart. He had his first child in July 2024.


Championships and accomplishments


Bare-knuckle boxing

*
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** BKFC World Heavyweight Champion (one time; former) ***Two successful title defenses ** Police Gazette World Heavyweight Champion (one time; former) ** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Arnold Adams 2


Mixed martial arts

*5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League **5150 Combat League Heavyweight Championship (One time) *
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** Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. James Te Huna and
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**UFC.com Awards ***2010: Ranked #6 Newcomer of the Year & Ranked #4 Upset of the Year ***2012: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year


Mixed martial arts record

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Lavar Johnson Lavar F. Johnson (born June 11, 1977) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former Heavyweight mixed martial artist. A professional from 2004 until 2014, he competed for the UFC, the WEC, Strikeforce and Bellator MMA. Background Johnson is fr ...
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Stipe Miocic Stipe Miocic (born August 19, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who currently works as a firefighter. He competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time ...
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UFC 136 ''UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event coincided with a two-day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R. Brown ...
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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 ...
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Matt Mitrione Matt Mitrione (born July 15, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist and former American football player, who competed for both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and most recently for Bellator MMA. Prior to embarking on an MMA c ...
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UFC 119 ''UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana. ...
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UFC 113 ''UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background UFC 113 featured the rematch between Lyoto Machida and Mauríci ...
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UFC 109 ''UFC 109: Relentless'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 6, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background A previously rumoured bout between Renzo Gracie and M ...
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Houston Alexander Houston Alexander (born March 22, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017. A professional competitor since 2001, he has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bell ...
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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Tank Abbott - ( UFC, Pride, Strikeforce) * Hamdy Abdelwahab - ( UFC) * Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov - ( ACB) * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ...
* List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners *
List of current Bellator fighters List of current PFL fighters records current Professional Fighters League, PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does a ...


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