Nate Maness (born June 27, 1991), is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the

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division of the

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Maness made his amateur debut in 2013, winning four bouts before turning professional in the same year. Outside the UFC, Nathan Maness collected three belts at three different weight classes, ranging from 135 through 155 lbs. in 12 professional fights, “Mayhem” won six of them via stoppage, four in the very first frame. After he won the bantamweight championship of the Quebec-based TKO promotion in 2018, his sole loss came when he dropped the belt to former UFC competitor Taylor Lapilus in May 2019 but came back with a first-round stoppage win in February in his next bout.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Maness was scheduled to face Ray Borg on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. However, Borg was removed from the fight on the day of the event's weigh-in for undisclosed reasons. Maness went on to face

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in a featherweight bout. He won the close bout via unanimous decision. 5 out of 15 media scores gave it to Muñoz, 6 out of 10 gave it to Maness, and 4 scored it a draw. Maness faced

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on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Lewis. He won the fight via second round submission. He earned a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus for the win. Maness was scheduled to face

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at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum on April 17, 2021. However, Maness was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons. The bout with Gravely was rescheduled for September 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann. Maness won the fight via technical knockout in round two after being knocked down and almost finished in the first round. This win earned him the

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award. Maness faced Umar Nurmagomedov on June 25, 2022, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Maness faced Tagir Ulanbekov on November 5, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 214. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(Two time) *Hard Rock MMA **HR MMA Featherweight Championship (One time; former) *TKO Major League MMA **TKO Bantamweight Championship (One time; former) *Warrior FC **Warrior FC Lightweight Championship (One time; former) *Bluegrass Brawl **BB Bantamweight Championship (One time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maness, Nate 1991 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu