Norman Parke was born on 22 December 1986 and is a mixed martial artist from Northern Ireland.
38 Facts About Norman Parke
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Norman Parke was a competitor for Team UK on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes in late 2012 and won the Lightweight Tournament.
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Later, after he began training in boxing, Norman Parke transitioned into mixed martial arts at the age of 20.
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Norman Parke's losses were against the veteran Greg Loughran and the then-undefeated Joseph Duffy.
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Norman Parke was introduced to the masses and given his first televised fight by Cage Contender on 24 July 2010, going on to fight for the promotion more times than anywhere else.
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Norman Parke returned in May 2012, where he defeated Stephen Coll via TKO, in what turned out to be his final appearance before joining The Ultimate Fighter.
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In late 2012, Norman Parke signed to be a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes - a regional version of the Ultimate Fighter series, which pitted Australian fighters against British fighters.
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Norman Parke competed in the lightweight division and his first opponent in the show was Richie Vaculik, who currently competes at flyweight.
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Norman Parke was able to hit Vaculik on the ground with elbows; one of which cut Vaculik on the top of his head.
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Norman Parke was able to take Vaculik down again in the second round and controlled the fight from half-guard.
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Norman Parke defeated Vaculik via unanimous decision to move onto the semi-final round.
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Norman Parke won the fight via unanimous decision and moved onto the finals which took place live on UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson.
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Norman Parke made his UFC debut on 15 December 2012 at UFC on FX 6 which was known as "The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Finale".
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Norman Parke would fight Colin Fletcher to determine the lightweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes.
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Norman Parke controlled the entirety of the fight and won the fight via unanimous decision.
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Norman Parke was expected to face Jon Tuck on 20 April 2013 at UFC on Fox 7.
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Norman Parke fought Kazuki Tokudome on 6 July 2013 at UFC 162.
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Norman Parke faced TUF: Brazil 2 winner Leonardo Santos at UFC Fight Night 38.
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Norman Parke faced returning veteran Naoyuki Kotani on 19 July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin.
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Norman Parke won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Norman Parke was expected to face Diego Sanchez on 15 November 2014 at UFC 180.
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Norman Parke was expected to face Jorge Masvidal on 18 January 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59.
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Norman Parke was expected to face Gilbert Burns on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Norman Parke faced returning veteran Reza Madadi on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.
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Norman Parke faced Rustam Khabilov on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.
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Norman Parke faced Andrew Fisher on 1 October 2016 at ACB 47: Braveheart.
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On 24 February 2017, Norman Parke made his debut for the BAMMA organization.
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Norman Parke faced Paul Redmond at BAMMA 28 for the vacant BAMMA Lightweight championship.
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Norman Parke went on to win the fight by majority decision, but was not eligible to claim the championship due to a weight miss.
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Norman Parke signed with Polish promotion KSW and made his debut at KSW 39: Colosseum on 27 May 2017 for the KSW Lightweight Championship against champion Mateusz Gamrot.
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Norman Parke rematched Mateusz Gamrot at KSW 40: Dublin on 22 October 2017.
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Norman Parke faced Mateusz Gamrot in a trilogy bout at KSW 53 on 11 July 2020.
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The bout was expected to be the Lightweight Championship unification bout, but Norman Parke was unable to make weight thus the title is not on the line.
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Norman Parke lost the fight via doctor stoppage in the third round.
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On 26 March 2022 Norman Parke faced rapper Popek at Fame 13.
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Norman Parke won after Popek broke his hand less than a minute into the bout and was unable to continue.
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Norman Parke faced Grzegorz Szulakowski on 9 July 2022 at Prime Show MMA 2, winning the bout via unanimous decision.
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Norman Parke was scheduled to fight Adam Okninski at Prime Show MMA 4 on 26 November 2022, but withdrew from the bout after a contract dispute with the organization.