Phillipe Nover is best known for making it to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir.
27 Facts About Phillipe Nover
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Phillipe Nover is a former Ring of Combat lightweight champion.
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Phillipe Nover trained with Sifu Ralph Mitchell at Universal Defense Systems which covers Kali, Yaw-Yan, Muay Thai, Savate, Boxing, Judo, Kung Fu, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Jeet Kune Do.
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Phillipe Nover began training in martial arts at age ten and attended The Leon M Goldstein High School for the Sciences.
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Phillipe Nover attended Kingsborough Community College and works in a Brooklyn hospital as a registered nurse.
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Phillipe Nover holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Alexander "Soca" Freitas.
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Phillipe Nover normally fought as a welterweight but since The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir only had an opening for lightweights and light-heavyweights he had to cut weight to be able to participate.
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In episode 8, Phillipe Nover defeated Dave Kaplan, again via rear naked choke then proclaimed himself as the toughest registered nurse on the planet.
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Phillipe Nover defeated George Roop in the semi-finals via a kimura lock but ultimately lost in the Ultimate Fighter Finale on December 13,2008, to Efrain Escudero via unanimous decision.
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Phillipe Nover fought Kyle Bradley at UFC 98, losing via a controversial TKO at 1:03 of the first round.
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Phillipe Nover was pulling guard ready to defend, however Referee Yves Lavigne stopped the fight.
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Phillipe Nover was set to fight Sam Stout at UFC Fight Night 19, replacing the injured Kyle Bradley.
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Phillipe Nover then faced a fellow Ultimate Fighter alumni Rob Emerson at UFC 109 on February 6,2010.
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Phillipe Nover took a year off from competing to focus on his coaching and nursing careers.
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Phillipe Nover had a few Muay Thai matches before returning to compete in MMA.
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Phillipe Nover returned to the cage after an 18-month layoff to meet Jake Murphy, a Greg Jackson-trained fighter, at Hoosier Fight Club 8 on August 20,2011.
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Phillipe Nover replaced the last man to defeat him, Murphy's original opponent, Rob Emerson, who had to pull out of the fight due to injury.
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Phillipe Nover's debut came at Bellator 59 against Polish submission ace, Marcin Held.
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Phillipe Nover faced Derrick Kennington on September 28,2012, at Bellator 74.
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Phillipe Nover won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Phillipe Nover next faced Zubaira Tukhugov on December 10,2015, at UFC Fight Night 80.
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Phillipe Nover faced Renan Barao on September 24,2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Phillipe Nover faced Ricky Glenn on February 11,2017, at UFC 208.
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On February 15,2017, Phillipe Nover announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.
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Phillipe Nover has been studying BJJ since he was 17 years old.
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Phillipe Nover faced his Ultimate Fighter Season 8 finale opponent Escudero in a submission-only match on November 9,2013, at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo; they fought to a draw.
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Phillipe Nover announced that he became a third degree black belt in January 2020.