After Nick Newell tasted defeat on Dana White’s Contender Series and lost out on an opportunity to fight in the UFC last year, it wasn’t very clear where he’d go from there.
But after one win back on the local circuit, Newell was offered a fight on the Bellator 225 preliminary card this past summer. And after winning that bout in impressive fashion, the Viacom-backed company offered Newell a multi-fight deal and a long-term spot on its roster.
After putting pen to paper in September, Newell, a congenital amputee born without most of his left arm, couldn’t be happier.