Tucker Eastwood

Tucker Eastwood headlines Crash Combat 8 in bare-knuckle MMA, his second consecutive Crash main event. At Crash 7 he finished Nicco Hamilton by submission in the first round — he stuffed Hamilton's takedown and, in his words, "it ended up finishing in a neck crank." A Kansas City, Missouri native who now lives out toward Bonner Springs, he prefers the quiet: "I stay out of Kansas City." He trains alongside Rudy Bears and Zeb Vincent, crediting the level of the room — both men have fought at the sport's higher levels — for pushing him. Asked for his game plan, he offered a two-word camp philosophy: "Going hard. We're nitty and gritty... from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, we're working." He was quick to thank his opponent for taking the fight on short notice. Source: Crash Combat pre-fight interview, August 2026. [Interview 2026-08-28] MMA Futures fight-week interview with Nathan Rogers. Off social media by choice ("I don't promote, I fight"). Installs Google Fiber; owns three trucks, a horse and Cane Corsos. Walked into Rudy Bears at 20 after a friend's uncle needled him into Sunday sparring; was disqualified in his first fight and kept going. Wrestling background since childhood. Moved to bare-knuckle after teammate Zeb Vincent's BKFC run; wants BKFC or a pro MMA bout next. Sponsor: Live to Ship. His grandmother attends Crash Combat 8 as her first time watching him fight. Method correction 2026-09-02: Crash 7 win over Nicco Hamilton was a submission (Fights table + fighter's own account), not TKO.