Charlie Ward (fighter)
| Charlie Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born | Portlaoise, Ireland |
| Other names | Relentless |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Division |
Welterweight (170 lb) Middleweight |
| Reach | 73.5 in (187 cm) |
| Team | Straight Blast Gym Ireland |
| Trainer | John Kavanagh |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Charlie "The Relentless" Ward is an Irish mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of Bellator and he formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).. Ward is known for being the opponent of João Carvalho before Carvalho's death shortly after the fight.
Ward held an amateur record of 2-0 before beginning his professional MMA career in 2015, competing for regional promotions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He lost his debut where he was stopped in round two by John Phillips. He rebounded with three straight victories, winning over Ciaran Daly, João Carvalho and Gareth Williams.
Ward was signed by the UFC in 2016. with the record of 3-1.
Ward was expected to face make his promotional debut against Randy Brown on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 102. However, Ward was pulled from that fight in early November due to alleged visa issues which restricted his travel to the United States and was replaced by fellow newcomer Brian Camozzi. In turn, he was quickly rescheduled to face Abdul Razak Alhassan on November 19, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2. Ward suffered a quick defeat where he was finished via knockout in the fight's opening minute.
Ward faced Galore Bofando at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio on July 16, 2017. He lost the fight via knockout after Bofando slammed him to the mat early in the first round. He was subsequently released from the promotion.
Ward made the move to join Bellator MMA and made his debut on November 10, 2017 at Bellator 187 in Dublin against John Redmond.by tackling Ward with jumping pull guard, while the fight was not officially declared over yet. McGregor was separated by referee Marc Goddard as Goddard need to verify the knocked out was before the end of bell in the round, and to ensure lock down of the cage for medical stuff to access the health of the knocked out Redmond. McGregor charged towards Goddard and pushed and confronted Goddard in a wild melee, while checking on the downed Redmond and knocking him down while he was trying to get up..
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