The former UFC middleweight contender, who retired from active competition back in 2015, is returning to the ring but this time he’s doing to do it as a bare-knuckle brawler.
Belcher has signed a multi-fight deal with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship where he’s expected to compete in the heavyweight division.
“I love what BKFC is doing, the company is showing tremendous growth, their event production is first class and I expressed to Dave [Feldman] that I wanted to be part of it,” Belcher said in a statement. “Mentally and physically, I’m in the best shape of my life, a true world class athlete at the age of 37.