Nick Newell (14-2) has captured the hearts of MMA fans around the world with his great fighting skills and story of perseverance. The one-armed Newell is a former World Series of Fighting standout whose lone loss in the organization came in a title fight against the then reigning king, Justin Gaethje. A loss that no […]

Last night, Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series returned to our screens with another great card. Of all the bouts on this card, none were as anticipated as the main event, which saw former World Series of Fighting Standout Nick Newell get his long-awaited shot at a UFC contract opposite Team Alpha Male’s Alex Munoz. […]

Nick Newell (14-1), a veteran of the World Series of Fighting cage, and a congenital amputee whose left arm does not extend past the elbow, now has an opponent for his anticipated, July 24 appearance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. His opponent will be Alex Munoz (4-0). This bout was first reported by […]

Earlier this week, we learned that Nick Newell, a fighter born with a congenital amputation of his left arm, had met with Dana White in Las Vegas to dicuss his potential move to the UFC. In the wake of these meetings, the expectation was that White would give Newell — and the fans — an answer […]

Nick Newell, who was born with a congenital amputation of his left arm, wants a shot in the UFC. The dangerous lightweight has made no secret of that fact over the last few months. From the sounds of it, the World Series of Fighting veteran will have a decisive answer about his potential move to […]

Watching footage of lightweight mixed martial artist, Nick Newell, and his first-round submission win against Bellator veteran Eric Reynolds for the XFC lightweight title, a conversation with my Father springs to mind. “You don’t play pool competitively with a bad limp unless you’re good – never underestimate someone just because they have a disability,” He […]