The Notorious one has finally gone one step closer to fulfilling his dream to fight inside the world’s elite MMA promotion. Newell will face Alex Munoz this week in “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” (DWTNCS). If the UFC president is impressed with his performance, he will earn a contract to fight in the UFC.
The ‘Notorious’ Nick Newell (Credits: MMA Today)
Nick Newell was born with a congenital amputation of his left arm which ends just below his elbow. He was an excellent Wrestler in High school with over 300 victories and got hooked to MMA during his college days. He has an MMA record of 14 wins and one loss. His only defeat was against Justin Gaethje in WSOF.
Their moment is here.@NotoriousNewell prepares for his chance against Alex Munoz.
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Win or Lose, Newell beating all odds and giving his best will surely motivate tons of other kids across the globe to take up this sport and do wonders.
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