Nicholas Catone was born on September 1,1981 and is a retired American mixed martial artist.
26 Facts About Nick Catone
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Nick Catone competed from 2009 to 2015 in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Nick Catone stayed with the sport all through his middle and high school years.
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Nick Catone was a New Jersey State place winner, Three-time Division I national qualifier, 2x Division I conference champion and 100 Division I career wins.
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Nick Catone was rewarded with a scholarship to wrestle for Rutgers University but did not like the lifestyle of a large college.
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Nick Catone graduated from Rider with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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Nick Catone finally made his UFC debut, defeating Derek Downey via keylock in the second round at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens.
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Nick Catone's second fight for the UFC, he fought Tim Credeur at UFC Fight Night 18.
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Nick Catone lost for the first time in his career by submission due to a guillotine choke in the second round.
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At UFC 102, Nick Catone took his second consecutive loss against Mark Munoz.
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Nick Catone lost the fight by a very close split decision.
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Nick Catone was scheduled to face Steve Steinbeiss at UFC Fight Night 20.
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Nick Catone returned to his winning ways by defeating Forbes via split decision.
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Nick Catone was scheduled to face John Salter on May 8,2010, at UFC 113, but Nick Catone was forced from the card with a back injury.
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However, Nick Catone withdrew from the fight against Drwal due to injury.
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Nick Catone was expected to face Aaron Simpson on October 8,2011, at UFC 136.
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However, Nick Catone was forced out of the bout after tearing an Achilles tendon, and was replaced by Eric Schafer.
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Nick Catone faced Chris Camozzi on June 22,2012, at UFC on FX 4.
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Nick Catone was up the first two rounds on the scorecards until a knee by Camozzi caused a large cut on the forehead of Nick Catone, resulting in a doctor stoppage in the third round.
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Nick Catone made his welterweight debut against TJ Waldburger on December 15,2012, at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs Team Nelson Finale.
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Nick Catone lost the fight via technical submission in the second round after he passed out in Waldburger's triangle choke.
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Nick Catone was expected to face James Head on April 27,2013, at UFC 159.
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However, at the weigh ins Nick Catone missed weight and the bout was pulled from the card the day of the show after Nick Catone went to the hospital for dehydration.
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Nick Catone faced Tom Watson in a middleweight bout on February 1,2014, at UFC 169.
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Nick Catone was expected to face Vitor Miranda on April 18,2015, at UFC on Fox 15.
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Nick Catone became vocal on social media about his anti-vaccination theories and the story of his child was used in a billboard campaign by the anti-vaccination group Learn The Risk.