One-Armed Fighter Nick Newell Victorious in Pro MMA Debut

Nick Newell found success in his professional mixed martial arts debut, defeating Dan Ford at a Cage Fighting Xtreme event at the JunglePlex in Plymouth, Mass., on Saturday night.

Newell won via technical knockout due to strikes at 3:00 of the first round.

FanHouse introduced you to Newell, who was born without a left hand, last week.

The 23-year-old had a 2-1 amateur MMA record before turning pro, and trains with both the Fighting Arts Academy in Springfield, Mass., and the Ultimate MMA Training Center in North Haven, Conn.

Newell was an all-state high school wrestler and also wrestled for four years at Western New England College, captaining the team in his senior year before taking up MMA.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-21-2009 @ 12:50PM

duffhessian1776 said...

not wishing to take away from his victory or from the challenges he's had to overcome without a HAND; but comeon fanhouse!!!! he has an arm! he is only missing a wrist and hand. you make it sound like it's missing from the shoulder. an arm from shoulder to forearm is still a weapon. in the old days this type of reporting was called 'sensationalism.' for you it is par for the course.

6-21-2009 @ 1:19PM

MUTHAFUCKA!!!!!! said...

must be a bummer when he tries to mash one out

6-21-2009 @ 1:53PM

sean said...

let's give this courageous young man a hand...
(that was cheap and rather trite...even for me...I apologize, not to him but to the Comedy community)

6-21-2009 @ 2:23PM

wjskhayes said...

congrats nick. brandon's dad good job.

6-21-2009 @ 4:23PM

Bruce said...

Can't be too much longer before MMA trots out the midgets and masked Mexicans. It is, after all, the long and well established history of this category of "sport". Hey, I know: let's have Michael Vick go one on one with a bull mastiff! Now there's something even I might pay for...