Depend Alan Belcher among the many rising record of fighters offended in regards to the GFL cancelling its debut reveals with no actual indication about when or if the promotion remains to be going to launch.
The previous BKFC heavyweight champion signed with GFL, and he was slated to make his debut as a part of the initially scheduled occasions on Might 24 and Might 25 in Los Angeles with a battle booked in opposition to Stuart Austin. As a substitute, Belcher came upon together with the remainder of the world that the GFL pulled the plug on the reveals with founder Darren Owen later claiming that the group’s “main investor was unable to satisfy their funding dedication.”
As a part of the identical assertion, Owen stated that whereas he nonetheless deliberate to launch the GFL at a later date, “any athlete might request a right away launch.” Whereas he didn’t explicitly state that he requested for his launch, Belcher sounded offended about how the entire ordeal performed out.
“The GFL is f*cking cancelled, guys,” Belcher stated on Instagram. “First off, I really feel actually dangerous for any of you guys that bought flights. I had lots of people that had been supporting me that — I don’t assume there was ever any tickets bought — however some folks had already modified their plans and bought flights to go on the market to L.A. to observe me battle.
“It looks like it’s all only a large, lack of a greater phrase, rip-off. I don’t know. That’s simply what it appears to be like like. There wasn’t any proof of the cash that was speculated to be paid to the fighters. All of us bought screwed on this one.”
Whereas there’s loads of doubt about the way forward for the GFL, Owen is reportedly making an attempt to push ahead, however Belcher revealed that he was requested to remain on the debut card with out a assured purse for his cost.
“He’s nonetheless attempting to make the battle occur,” Belcher stated. “I talked to Darren the opposite day and he provided to provide me some income share and stuff if I’d battle for not a assured purse.”
In the identical publish on social media, Belcher tagged a number of promoters together with Mams Taylor, who runs Misfits Boxing, in addition to BKFC founder and president David Feldman whereas including “new battle announcement will come quickly I’m positive.”
Belcher was certainly one of quite a few veteran fighters to signal with the GFL after the promotion was first introduced in 2024. Sadly, doubts in regards to the viability of the group began swirling as delays within the debut present continued to mount.
In the end, the primary two playing cards had been introduced after which cancelled inside only a few weeks’ time, and it’s unclear if or when GFL would possibly really maintain an occasion.
