1. Joshua Martin Neer was born on March 24,1983 and is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist.
30 Facts About Josh Neer
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Josh Neer continued wrestling at Waldorf College, but got injured and dropped out after only a year.
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Josh Neer received his nickname "The Dentist", by knocking the teeth out of two consecutive opponents during his amateur career.
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Josh Neer proceeded to win twice, and draw once, before losing to Spencer "The King" Fisher by split decision.
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Josh Neer signed with the UFC and lost his first fight to Drew Fickett by submission at the inaugural UFC Ultimate Fight Night.
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Josh Neer submitted Melvin Guillard at Ultimate Fight Night 3 earning the first ever Fight of the Night award, and beat Joe Stevenson, who won the Welterweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2, at Ultimate Fight Night 4.
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Josh Neer lost to Nate Diaz in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer on September 17,2008.
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Josh Neer followed that defeat with a win at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens on February 17,2009 over The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra winner, Mac Danzig, by triangle choke in the second round.
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Josh Neer fought Gleison Tibau as a late replacement for injured Sean Sherk at UFC 104 on October 24,2009, and lost the fight due to a unanimous decision.
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Josh Neer followed up with another win at Shark Fights 8, winning the Interim Welterweight Championship, which he successfully defended once.
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Josh Neer returned to the UFC to defeat Keith Wisniewski by TKO at the end of the second round on October 1,2011, at UFC on Versus 6.
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Josh Neer next faced Duane Ludwig on January 20,2012, at UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller.
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Josh Neer faced Mike Pyle on June 8,2012, at UFC on FX 3.
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Josh Neer fought Justin Edwards on October 5,2012, at UFC on FX 5.
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Josh Neer lost the fight via guillotine choke 45 seconds into the first round.
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Josh Neer faced Ultimate Fighter Season 11 winner Court McGee on February 23,2013, at UFC 157.
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Josh Neer was released from the UFC again after his loss to McGee.
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On December 14,2013, Josh Neer faced former UFC veteran Anthony Smith at VFC 41.
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Josh Neer then faced Ron Jackson at MCC 54: Grigsby vs Morrow on June 27,2014.
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At Bellator 17, Josh Neer was defeated by Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez via rear-naked choke at 2:08 in the second round.
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Josh Neer refused to tap, and was rendered unconscious as a result.
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Josh Neer returned to the promotion to face Paul Bradley on October 17,2014, at Bellator 129.
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Josh Neer lost the fight by unanimous decision and left frustrated by the repeated ground attack by Bradley.
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Josh Neer was scheduled to face Matt Secor at Bellator 140 on July 17,2015.
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Josh Neer eventually made his return against Andre Santos at Bellator 146 on November 20,2015.
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On New Year's Eve 2008 Josh Neer was involved in a high-speed chase with law enforcement in Des Moines, Iowa, after reportedly hitting a squad car before fleeing the scene.
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Josh Neer faced charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, eluding police, hit-and-run, and various other traffic violations.
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Josh Neer pleaded guilty to two charges and did not receive jail time but instead received a suspended sentence.
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Josh Neer competed in a bare-knuckle boxing match at 200 lbs.
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Josh Neer won after his opponent retired two minutes into the third round.