Nah-Shon Burrell (born February 5, 1990) is an American professional

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 ...

currently competing in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2010, Burrell has competed for

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

, the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC),

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Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

and the

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Background

Burrell is from the Overbrook neighborhood of

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, and attended Overbrook High School where he competed in

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as well as

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, and was talented. Burrell often got into fights and ultimately did not stick with sports as he admits that "did not like taking orders". However, after Burrell began watching UFC fights, he became motivated to become a mixed martial arts fighter himself.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After a 3–2 amateur career, Burrell began his professional MMA career in 2010. He fought only for middle Atlantic states organizations. With a MMA record of 5–1, he signed with Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

Burrell made his debut on May 20, 2011 at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum against Joe Ray. He won via unanimous decision. Burrell faced Lukasz Les on August 12, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte. He won via TKO in the second round. Burrell faced James Terry on January 7, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. He won via split decision. Burrell was expected to face

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on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier, however Voelker had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Chris Spang. He lost via TKO in the first round. Burrell was expected to face

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on September 29, 2012 at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy. However, the event was cancelled due to headliner and lightweight champion

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getting injured.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Burrell made his promotional debut against fellow Strikeforce import

on February 23, 2013 at

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. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28). Burrell faced Stephen Thompson on May 25, 2013 at

UFC 160 ''UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on May 25, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The main event was a rematch between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez and Ant ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Bellator MMA

Burrell was expected to make his promotional debut against

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on November 15, 2013 at

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. However, Rivera was removed from the card due to undisclosed reasons and Burrell instead faced Jesus Martinez. He won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Burrell faced

Andrey Koreshkov Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov ( Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welte ...

in the quarterfinal match of Bellator Season Ten Welterweight Tournament on March 14, 2014 at

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. He was defeated early in the first round via TKO at 0:41. Burrell faced

Michael Page Michael Jerome Reece-Pagewkaassociation.com, Retrieved 28 August 2017. (born 7 April 1987) is a British Kickboxing, kickboxer, Boxing, boxer, and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He is recognised in the MMA community for his unortho ...

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on October 10, 2014, and lost the bout via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Absolute Championship Berkut

Burrell was scheduled to make his promotional debut at ACB 72. However, the bout was rescheduled to ACB 75 on November 25, 2017 due to unknown reasons. In turn, Isaev's entry to Germany was denied and the bout was cancelled. Eventually, Burrell faced Beslan Isaev on December 23, 2017 at ACB 77. He lost the fight by majority decision. Burrell faced

Albert Tumenov Albert Khuseinovich Tumenov (russian: Альберт Туменов; krc, Альберт Туменланы; born December 26, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former amateur boxer. Tumenov competes in the welterweight di ...

on December 23, 2017 at ACB 80. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. In his third fight in ACB, Burrell headlined ACB 84 against Arbi Agujev on April 7, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to regional circuit

After the three-fight stint in ACB, Burrell faced Ron Stallings at CES MMA 52 on August 17, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Burrell was expected to face Gabriel Checco at Final Fight Championship 38 on June 20, 2019. However, the bout was cancelled due to unknown reasons. Burrell was then scheduled to face Danny Davis Jr. at CFFC 85 on September 18, 2020. However, the bout was scrapped due to unknown reasons and Burrell faced Ryot Waller at CFFC 84 on September 17, 2020. He won the fight via second-round submission. Burrell next faced Moses Murrietta at CFFC 90 on December 17, 2020. He won the fight via first-round knockout. Burrell faced

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at CFFC 99 on August 14, 2021. He won the fight via third-round knockout. Burrell faced Kyle Stewart at CFFC 102 on October 30, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Burrell faced

Ikram Aliskerov Ikram Aliskerov ( lez, Икрам Сабиран хва Алискеррин) (russian: Икрам Сабирович Алискеров; born December 7, 1992) is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo competitor who competes in the ...

at Eagle FC 46 on March 11, 2022. At weigh ins, Aliskerov missed weight for his bout. Aliskerov weighed in at 186.2 pounds, 0.2 pounds over the middleweight non-title limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Burrell. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burrell, Nah-Shon 1990 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Philadelphia Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Strikeforce

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bellator MMA

Absolute Championship Berkut

Return to regional circuit

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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