Updated April 10, 2026, 11:08 p.m. ET
Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA returned Friday with an event in the Dominican Republic featuring a plethora of familiar names and the opening round of the promotion’s heavyweight and lightweight tournaments.
Headlining the event, which streamed live on YouTube and can be replayed here on MMA Junkie in the video below, was former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith, who ended his combat sports retirement to take on Chase Sherman in a heavyweight quarterfinal.
It was a relatively easy night back in action for “Lionheart.” Smith worked on the outside, picking his shots behind a left jab. Sherman was busted open early as he marched forward, struggling to deal with the speed disadvantage. Smith caught a kick and took the fight to the mat, where he hunted for submissions while adding a few ground and pound shots. Sherman gave up his back, Smith slapped on a rear-naked choke, and the tap quickly followed.
In the co-feature, another former 205-pound title challenger in the UFC, Thiago Santos, clashed with Guto Inocente, notching a first-round TKO finish.
Full results from Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA are below.
Complete Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA results include:
- Anthony Smith def. Chase Sherman via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:28 – heavyweight tournament
- Thiago Santos def. Guto Inocente via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:21 – heavyweight tournament
- Elias Santos def. Landon Quinones via split decision– lightweight tournament
- Jhonasky Sojo def. Charles Rosa via unanimous decision – lightweight tournament
- Denis Petrov def. Oscar Sosa via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:04 – heavyweight tournament alternate
- Ray Cooper III def. Glaucio Eliziario via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:18 – lightweight tournament
- Luis Pena def. Carlos Alexandre via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:44
- Said Sowma def. Nikolay Kovalenko via TKO (exhaustion) – Round 2, 4:41 – heavyweight tournament
- Michael Polanco def. Trevor Schurpnel via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:38
- Santiago Soriano def. Damaury Ramos via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:09
