Island Fights 53 is set to take place March 06, 2019 live from the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. The main event will feature rising Alabama star Marcel Stamps as he takes on Chase Gamble. Gamble has experience on the LFA stage while Stamps as a victory on the Bellator MMA Fight Series with a knockout over DJ Wilson.
Also competing in multiple time Bellator veteran Carrington Banks in the co-main event. Banks takes on David Valente.