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Bare
Knuckle
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JOSH COPELAND

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2

Wins

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2

losses

0
0

draws

last fight

Andrei Arlovski
JOSH COPELAND
VS

ARLOVSKI vs COPELAND

June 21, 2025 8:00 PM

June 21, 2025 8:00 PM

JOSH COPELANDJOSH COPELAND
  • Wins-loses-Draws

    2

    0

    -

    2

    0

    -

    0

    0

  • Division

    Heavyweight

  • Reach

    75.0in / 191cm

  • height

    73

    73

  • nickname

    CUDDLY BEAR

  • age

    10/1982

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  • Nationality

    United States of America

  • social media

Josh Copeland really made a name for himself in the Squared Circle in a late notice replacement against the current heavyweight champion in Ben Rothwell where he put on an all-time performance. After the fight, you could tell the two had a war and despite the loss on his side in the history books, neither fighter lost that night.

Before making his debut against Levi Costa, Copeland fought mixed martial arts, earning an 18-7-1 record. Copeland's power, chin and technical striking are a handful for absolutely anyone. He has earned multiple titles in various promotions and spent some time in the UFC fighting a high level of competition which has earned him fighting knowledge that only few have the advantage of. He will never say no to a fight and leans into the violence of bare-knuckle. He’s trained with some high level heavyweights, even in recent times like Curtis Blaydes and Mohammed Usman.

‘Cuddly Bear’ is a humble, softer-spoken fighter that lets his fighting do the talking in the Squared Circle. He is a father and spends all of his free time with his kids taking them to baseball games and doing cub scouts activities. He likes to bring his son to his fights and is proud of his work in and outside of fighting.

fighter record

result
Event
method
round
time

ARLOVSKI vs COPELAND

June 21, 2025

June 21, 2025 8:00 PM

DICKIES ARENA FORT WORTH, TX

Texas

method/referee

TBC
TBC

round

TBC

time

TBC

Copeland vs Herelius

September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023 8:00 PM

Denver, CO

method/referee

TBC
TBC

round

TBC

time

TBC

Copeland vs Rothwell

April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023 8:00 PM

Denver, CO

method/referee

TBC
TBC

round

TBC

time

TBC

Copeland vs da Costa

October 15, 2022

October 15, 2022 7:00 PM

Denver, Colorado

method/referee

TBC
TBC

round

TBC

time

TBC

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