Journey Ja-rel Newson was born on March 7,1989 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division.
15 Facts About Journey Newson
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Journey Newson began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for self-defense around the age of 20 and shifted to mixed martial arts in a couple of years.
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Journey Newson started out his career in 2015, fighting for a variety of regional West Coast organizations, such as Cage Sport and King of the Cage.
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Journey Newson made his UFC debut as a late replacement for Sergio Pettis against Ricardo Ramos on June 29,2019 at UFC on ESPN 3.
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Journey Newson next faced Domingo Pilarte at UFC 247 on February 8,2020.
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Journey Newson won the fight by TKO within the first minute of the fight.
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Journey Newson's victory was overturned to a no contest and he was suspended for 30 days.
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Journey Newson was initially scheduled to face Randy Costa on September 26,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley.
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Journey Newson lost the fight via knockout in round one.
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Journey Newson was scheduled to face Felipe Colares on May 1,2021 at UFC on ESPN 23.
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However, Journey Newson withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Luke Sanders.
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Journey Newson faced promotional newcomer Fernie Garcia on May 7,2022 at UFC 274.
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Journey Newson faced Sergey Morozov on December 17,2022 at UFC Fight Night 216.
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Journey Newson was scheduled to face Brian Kelleher on April 29,2023 at UFC on ESPN: Song vs Simon.
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Journey Newson lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.