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Nick Newell is perhaps most famous for his missing arm but he is also known for his tenacity. He was 14-1 before his anticipated appearance last night on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series and Dana excitedly tweeted about the appearance ahead of the event. Nick Newell is a one armed fighter with an incredible … Read more
With only one arm Nick Newell has been pretty darn successful. According to CombatDocket.com he has returned to an organization called LFA. The Legacy Fighting Alliance may not be as well known as some of the organizations out there, but it has garnered media attention for signing Newell. Here’s what was reported: Ex WSOF title challenger, and … Read more
World Series of Fighting brings both a Heavyweight Championship and Flyweight Championship to Foxwoods Resort Casino Saturday night in Mashantucket, Conn. Blagoi Ivanov will defend his heavyweight title against Derrick Mehmen, and Magomed Bibulatov faces Donavon Frelow for the inaugural WSOF featherweight title. WSOF 24 is headlined with a welterweight match-up between top WSOF 170-pound … Read more
When Justin Gathje became the first person to not only defeat, but stop Nick Newell in a lightweight championship bout at WSOF 11 earlier this month, it appeared a couple knee strikes Gaethje threw at Newell in the first round could have been illegal. But from the camera angle on NBC, it was hard to tell for sure. The commentators … Read more
Hello world or at least to the world that has the NBC Network. World Series of Fighting debuts on the big network today as Nick Newell looks to add another title to his collection but faces one of the best lightweights in the business in Justin Gaethje. Melvin Guillard will try to impress Ray Sefo … Read more
The clock is ticking for Melvin Guillard as he attempts to make weight for his World Series of Fighting debut tomorrow in Florida. Guillard and Cody Bollinger were off the mark today when they hit the scales. Bollinger has decided he will not attempt to cut anymore and give up a percentage of his purse. … Read more
At WSOF 9 we saw two new champions crowned. Marlon Moraes defeated Josh Rettinghouse to win the Bantamweight title, while Rousimar Palhares quickly submitted Steve Carl to win the Welterweight strap.
The exact date nor the venue is in place but we have learned today that undefeated Nick Newell will meet WSOF champ Justin Gaethje in July for the lightweight title. Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports broke the news earlier today
World Series of Fighting lightweight Nick Newell recently received his black-belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Andrew Calandrelli at Ultimate MMA in New Haven. Newell has jumped out to a perfect 11-0 record and will challenge Justin Gaethje for his WSOF lightweight title later this year. Newell is the former XFC champion.
Former XFC lightweight champ and current WSOF 155 pound star Nick Newell is next in line for the belt. After WSOF 8, matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz announced that Justin Gaethje’s first defense would be against Newell.