Nick Newell doesn’t think of himself as an inspirational person. But if people who watch his new biopic are inspired by his story, all the better.
“Notorious Nick,” the story of the one-armed Newell’s journey in MMA, hits theaters and on-demand Friday after seven years in production.
When producers approached to put his story on the big screen, Newell wasn’t quite sure how to react. Of course, he wanted to be a positive force for people who had struggled in their lives. He was just wary of being painted as someone extraordinary when in fact he felt like an ordinary guy who’d simply made the most of his life.