Josh Barnett announces July 10 IFC fight with Geronimo Dos Santos in Australia

As his license status remains unresolved in the U.S., notable heavyweight Josh Barnett has taken another opportunity overseas.

The former UFC champion meets Geronimo Dos Santos at a July 10 event for the upstart Impact Fighting Championship promotion in Australia, Barnett announced via Twitter on Thursday.

As MMAjunkie.com recently reported, Barnett, who hasn’t fought in the U.S. since a January 2009 victory over Gilbert Yvel, wasn’t part of an April 20 California State Athletic Commission meeting that was expected to address his failed drug test in August 2009.


As his license status remains unresolved in the U.S., notable heavyweight Josh Barnett has taken another opportunity overseas.

The former UFC champion meets Geronimo Dos Santos at a July 10 event for the upstart Impact Fighting Championship promotion in Australia, Barnett announced via Twitter on Thursday.

As MMAjunkie.com recently reported, Barnett, who hasn’t fought in the U.S. since a January 2009 victory over Gilbert Yvel, wasn’t part of an April 20 California State Athletic Commission meeting that was expected to address his failed drug test in August 2009.