Topic: Nick Newell
The one-armed man did it...
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04.17.2012 | 12:17 AM ET
A successful XFC event this weekend saw Springfield, MA hero 'Notorious' Nick Newell improve to 7-0 after a back and forth battle with Chris Coggins. Newell, who was born with a portion of his left arm missing, took up wrestling in school and later found his way to MMA thanks to a college roommate's obsession with 'Monday Night Raw' *cringe*. Feeling that he hadn't accomplished the goals of his wrestling days, Newell went full-on with MMA and eventually scored an opportunity with XFC.**
In the post-fight interview Saturday night, Newell made a couple admissions about the fight. He told the crowd that he went unconscious during one of the RNC attempts by Coggins, following up quickly with "Fortunately, the ref didn't notice." Newell then went on to admit that the 2nd round took a lot out of him, and that he "had to make the fight boring" in the final round in order to take a decision victory. When's the last time you heard that confession in the cage?
In all, one of the most amazing comebacks I've ever seen. If you didn't catch XFC 17 on the live stream--or even if you did--here's a brilliant collection of photos from the event...one of the best MMA photo series' I've ever seen. (ignoring the pink shorts)
http://prommanow.com/index.php/2012/04/15/xfc-17-apocalypse-a-prommanow-com-photo-gallery/
**Ref. article: http://mmajunkie.com/news/28172/xfc-17s-undefeated-nick-newell-found-mma-after-a-night-of-wwe-and-tuf.mma
"Prepare for an eternity of me kicking your ass. -Hank Hill"
Fighter Details
- Name: Nick Newell
- Pro MMA Record: 16-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Notorious
- Current Streak: 2 Losses
- Age: 1986-03-17 | Date of Birth: 1986.03.17
- Last Fight: June 11, 2021 in BFC
- Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 156.0 lbs
- Affiliation: Fighting Arts Academy
- Height: 5'10" (178cm) | Reach: 60.0" (152cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $28,000 USD
- Born: Milford, Connecticut
- Fighting out of: Milford, Connecticut
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04.17.2012 | 12:20 AM ET
"Are we gonna jump, or we just gonna jerk each other off?"
04.17.2012 | 12:24 AM ET
Can you even armbar his left arm? Is it allowed? I feel like if I targeted this arm, I'd hate myself afterwards
"I'll kill you! I'll kill you to death!"
04.17.2012 | 12:26 AM ET
"I'm too old to be run by the fears of dumb people "
04.18.2012 | 12:43 AM ET
Why wouldn't he be allowed to fight?
"Prepare for an eternity of me kicking your ass. -Hank Hill"
01.16.2013 | 11:40 AM ET
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
01.16.2013 | 11:52 AM ET
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
01.16.2013 | 12:03 PM ET
01.16.2013 | 12:26 PM ET
Anyway, I really want him to do well ... not because of the arm thing ... he sounds like a great, down to earth guy, who knows and accepts the challenges his "condition" brings but isn't willing to let them get in his way.
I hope Bellator signs him ... he's perfect for them in the sense that Bjorn always says that they want to build their own stars and he's definitely laid down the groundwork for some quality "star building".
Plus, the tournament system makes that they're not taking such a big chance on him and his condition does actually bring in more interest that lets say another prospect at the same level he is. Bellator could use the extra positive media these days (just as long as his fighting skills are the main focus because he is quite good).
* Edited at 01.16.2013, 12:43 PM ET *
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
01.16.2013 | 6:28 PM ET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRpXJoTbCaM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVWNH195b0I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd0n7XlQS5o
* Edited at 01.16.2013, 6:29 PM ET *
"Love God, live with honor, keep your agreements."
01.16.2013 | 9:05 PM ET
I want someone to tell me who in the UFC at LW he can beat.
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
01.16.2013 | 9:08 PM ET
"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"
01.16.2013 | 9:13 PM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
01.16.2013 | 9:13 PM ET
"3HUNNA"
01.16.2013 | 9:13 PM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
01.16.2013 | 9:15 PM ET
Dana White's already said that he would never sign Newell, Newell's gonna have to prove that he's a can't miss talent in order to get in the UFC because Dana cannot afford being put in the position to fire a guy with one arm because of the potential backlash that may follow. If Newell loses, his chances of going to the UFC are over.
"الله أكبرl"
01.16.2013 | 9:22 PM ET
"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"
01.16.2013 | 9:39 PM ET
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
01.16.2013 | 9:44 PM ET
If MFC did shows more then that could be a good move. I think going to Bellator or something like that could be a good move though, take a few fights on the prelims, and if he can hang, then give him better opposition.
"I fight em all. Men, women, children, ******** people, it doesn't matter. If you hit me, we're gonna fight. -Charles Bennett"
01.16.2013 | 9:46 PM ET
btw I agree with him not being UFC ready, and there's probably 20 LW's that deserve more to be in the UFC than him, at least for now
* Edited at 01.16.2013, 9:49 PM ET *
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
01.16.2013 | 9:50 PM ET
I wouldnt recommend anyone sign with Bellator at this point. You will sign a 3 year contract and be far too inactive. The actions of Bjorn Rebney lately with Eddie ALvarez, Ed West and Tyson Nam I don't see many prospects signing there. However RFA could be a good spot they seem to have a good collection of top prospects, but off the top of my head I cant think of their lightweights, lol.
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset