Johnny Bedford (born January 6, 1983) is an American retired mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer.
A professional from 2003 to 2017, he fought in the UFC, Bellator, the Legacy Fighting Alliance, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs.
At King of Kombat 9: Resurrection, Bedford fought future UFC fighter, Edwin Figueroa.
In the first episode, Bedford fought Carson Beebe to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house.
Bedford dominated the entirety of the fight and won in the third round via TKO after hitting several knees to Gaudinot's body.
[5][6] However, Wineland himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon.
[7] On January 25, 2012, the UFC announced the bout was cancelled due to Gagnon's alleged visa issues.
[11] After nearly a year off due to various injuries, Bedford returned on December 15, 2012, to face Marcos Vinicius at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs.
[13] However, Perez pulled out of the bout just days before the event citing an injury and was replaced by Bryan Caraway.
[17] The bout ended in a No Contest as an accidental clash of heads rendered Yahya unable to protect himself, forcing a referee stoppage at 0:39 of round 1.
[18] Bedford argued vociferously that the accidental clash of heads should have been ruled a TKO victory in his favor.
[22] The rescheduled rematch with Rani Yahya eventually took place on September 13, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 51.
Bedford faced Nick Mamalis at the inaugural Bare Knuckle FC event held on June 2, 2018.
[28] Bedford was expected to make his first title defense against Dat Nguyen at BKFC 14 on November 14, 2020.
Bedford eventually lost his title belt to undefeated Dat Nguyen on February 5, 2021, in Lakeland, Florida.