Lombard has pulled out of his
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10 headlining matchup against Yoel
Romero.
As a result, Alex
Nicholson will step in and face Romero in a light heavyweight
bout on Friday at Unrivaled Arena in Miami. Jorge
Masvidal recently announced the change via social media. The
reason for Lombard’s exit is unclear. Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
will also see Luis
Palomino square off against Darrell
Horcher at lightweight in the evening’s co-main event. The card
airs free via YouTube with prelims beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
followed by the main card at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Romero will be making his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA debut, but he
has competed in a number of different combat sports endeavors in
recent years, including Dirty Boxing, BKFC and Real American
Freestyle. Most recently, “Soldier of God” lost a controversial
decision to Vagab
Vagabov at IBA Bare Knuckle 4 in Russia on March 28. A former
UFC middleweight title challenger, the 48-year-old Romero
hasn’t fought standard MMA since a decision win over Thiago
Santos at a PFL vs. Bellator event in February 2024.
Nicholson, 35, had stints in both the UFC and
Professional Fighters League while compiling a 20-13 mark in
his MMA career overall. “The Spartan” is 3-2 under the Gamebred
Bareknuckle banner.
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