XFC Lightweight Champion “Notorious” Nick Newell | XFC Fighter Bio
XFC Lightweight Champion
“Notorious” Nick Newell
Nick Newell is the current XFC Lightweight Champion. Newell is Mixed Martial Artist from Milford, Connecticut, who made his XFC Debut at XFC 15: Tribute, after earning a 5 fight contract at the XFC Open Fighter Tryouts in 2010. A product of Fighting Arts Academy, Newell holds an unblemished professional record of 9-0, with 8 of his 9 his wins coming in the first round.
| Name | Nick Newell |
| Nick Name | Notorious |
| Record | 9 - 0 - 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) |
| Wins | 2 (T)KOs ( 14 %) 6 Submissions ( 72%)1 Decision (14%) |
| Association | Fighting Arts Academy |
| Height | 5’10″ (178cm) |
| Weight | 155lbs (71kg) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Birth Date | 1986-03-17 |
| Age | 25 |
| City | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
| Affiliation |
Fighting Arts Academy, Ultimate MMA Training Center, C3 Athletics, FitCon
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Bleacher Report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1437583-one- armed-fighter-nick-newell- wins-xfc-lightweight- championship
MMAfighting.com: http://www.mmafighting.com/2012/12/8/ 3742550/nick-newell-stays- unbeaten-wins-xfc-lightweight- title-with-first
FightJournal.com: http://www.officialxfc.com/nick-newell- unscripted-tryouts-xfc- lightweight-champion-future- notoriousnewell- fighterjournal/
XFC Fighter Bio page: www.officialxfc.com/nick-newell
Newell on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialXFCmma/ videos?query=Newell
Awards
| Fight of the Night at XFC 17: Apocalypse April 13th, 2012 Undefeated Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter All wins in the first round NAFL 155lb Champion One of the top ranked lightweight fighters in the Northeast Named the next big thing in Northeast MMA by the Boston Herald CagePotato.com Proving Ground Winner 2011 B3 MMA Awards Fighter of the Year 2011 NortheastMMA.com Awards Submission of the Year Winner 2011 NortheastMMA.com Awards Greatest Moment of the Year Winner 2011 Boston Herald Awards Submission of the Year Winner 2011 Registered Fighter Awards Fan Favorite Fighter Winner Currently signed with one of the largest fight leagues in the World, Xtreme Fighting Championship all of his fights air live on HDNET Featured On AOL Fanhouse, Yahoo! News, MMAJunkie.com, BleacherReport.com, MixedMartialArts.com, MMAFighting.com, MMAmania.com, Graciemag.com, Cagepotato.com, TapOuT Magazine, Ultimate MMA Magazine, The CT Post, Fox News, News Channel 12 and Inside MMA Has done seminars all over the country including The Walter Reed Hospital for injured troops in Washington, DC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brown Belt Multiple Time North American Grappling Association Champion both Gi & No-Gi King of the Mat Grappling Championship Absolute Division Champion 2010 Snow Brawl Grappling Superfight Winner 2004 All-State wrestler for Jonathan Law High School 2004 JLHS Most Value Wrestler State record holder for wins in a season (53) Over 300 wrestling wins 2x Western New England University Wrestling Captain 2008 Joe Leto Award winner for excellence in College Wrestling |























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