Charlie Ward (born 17 December 1980) is an Irish former mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight division.
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.
[1] Ward was expected to make his promotional debut against Randy Brown on 9 December 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.
[4] In turn, he was quickly rescheduled to face Abdul Razak Alhassan on 19 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2.
[19] For his second fight with the promotion, Ward faced Martin Hudson at Bellator 200 held in the Wembley Arena on 25 May 2018.
[23] On 15 August 2019, it was announced that Ward had signed an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year contract extension with Bellator.
[28] On October 6, Norbert announced that he had suffered a torn ACL and had to pull out of the bout and was replaced by Fabian Edwards.
[36] Ward faced Grégory Babene on September 23, 2023 at Bellator 299, losing the bout guillotine choke in the first round.
[37] Ward's victory over João Carvalho by knockout at Total Extreme Fighting 1 on 9 April 2016 was overcast with a tragic circumstance.