A heavyweight bout between Mark “The hand of” Godbeer and Justin Ledet has been added to UFC Belfast, which takes place on Nov. 19.

Godbeer announced the bout on his Facebook page.

Godbeer (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is set to make his promotional debut in Belfast. The Englishman is riding a three fight win streak with his last loss coming to Cheick Kongo in the main event of Bellator 102. Rebounding from the loss, Godbeer faced Thomas Denham at BAMMA 19 and won the fight via first round TKO. Godbeer then fought for the vacant BAMMA Heavyweight title against Paul Taylor at BAMMA 21, he won the belt following a second round stoppage. In his most recent outing, Godbeer faced former teammate Stuart Austin at BAMMA 25, and made the first defence of his heavyweight belt with a second round knockout victory.

Ledet (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) went 6-0 with six finishes before signing with the UFC. The Texan held amounted four submission victories and two KO/TKO victories. “El Blanco” made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 92 in August of this year, facing Chase Sherman on the preliminary card. Ledet extended his undefeated streak to seven with a decision victory over Sherman.

UFC Belfast takes place live from the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Nov. 19. The card is set to be headlined by a welterweight bout between Dong Hyun Kim and Gunnar Nelson.

Comments