Nathan Corbett started practicing martial arts with karate at the age of 14, which then led him to shoot boxing and Muay Thai.
11 Facts About Nathan Corbett
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Nathan Corbett turned professional in 1997 and rose to national prominence in 2002 when he defeated Australian legend Scott 'The Cannon' Bannon with a slicing right elbow.
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Nathan Corbett then followed up this strong performance with a 1st-round knock out win over Clifton Brown of Canada, winning his first WMC World Title.
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On 26 June 2005 at the Xplosion 10 event in Australia, Nathan Corbett won his second WMC World Title over Russian fighter Magomed Magomedov.
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In what was considered a controversial bout Nathan Corbett knocked Spong out in the third round.
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Nathan Corbett was then reported to be fighting Dzianis Hancharonak at Total Carnage III on the Gold Coast on 9 March 2013 but Hancharonak was already due to face another opponent close to that date and did not accept the fight, and so Javlon Nazarov stepped in.
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Nathan Corbett signed a two-fight contract with Glory in July 2013.
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At Total Carnage IV held in Gold Coast on 14 December 2013, Nathan Corbett took a second round elbow TKO win over Henriques Zowa, defending the WKN Heavyweight Muay Thai World Title.
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Nathan Corbett's ear exploded, which led to part of the ear openly hanging off.
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Nathan Corbett is a regular contributor to FIGHTMAG, where he writes the 'Carnage Diary'.
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In 2017 Nathan Corbett launched the 'Ultimate Warrior Retreat' in Bali, Indonesia.