Nick Newell missed out on one UFC opportunity. He doesn’t expect it to be the last.
With much fanfare, Newell made an appearance on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series last July with the same understanding as all the other competitors on that show: Win an impressive fashion and a UFC contract is yours. That chance is all Newell was asking for.
A lightweight veteran with experience in the World Series of Fighting and Legacy Fighting Alliance promotions, it shouldn’t have been such a winding path for for Newell, but as a congenital amputee (Newell’s left arm is shortened at the elbow) with a well-documented story, there were complications with him getting the call to walk to the Octagon.