Nad Narimani (born April 14, 1987) is an English

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He was the formal

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featherweight champion and he competed in the

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division of the

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Narimani started his professional mma career in 2011 and he won the

featherweight championship against

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in April 2017 with a record of 10-2 period he signed with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Narimani was scheduled to make his UFC debut on a short notice on March 17, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against

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, replacing injured Alex Reyes. The bout was scrapped on the day of the event as Haqparast was deemed unfit to fight by the medical team due to an infectious eye condition. Narimani's UFC debut was rescheduled on July 22, 2018 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Narimani was scheduled to face

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on November 17, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio. However, Barzola was pulled from the event and he was replaced by Anderson dos Santos. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Narimani next faced

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on March 16, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal. Narimani lost the fight via TKO in the second round. Narimani was scheduled to face

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at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos on January 25, 2020. However, Narimani pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by Arnold Allen. Narimani faced

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on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He was subsequently released by the UFC.

Personal life

Narimani is married with two children and is of Iranian heritage. He spent time helping in his father's Middle-Eastern restaurants in his spare time before turning to be a professional MMA fighter.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Cage Warriors Fighting Championship ** Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Narimani, Nad 1987 births Living people English male mixed martial artists English people of Iranian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent Iranian male mixed martial artists Sportspeople from Bristol Mixed martial artists utilizing jujutsu Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Featherweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Iranian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu