Nick Mamalis (born 1986) is an American

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who most recently competed in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for

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and

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Background

Born and raised in

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

, Mamalis began

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

at the age of six. At Green River High School, Mamalis continued with wrestling as well as playing

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

. He won three state titles for wrestling, in addition to a runner-up finish. In football, he won All-State honors and helped lead his team to a state title. In college, Mamalis wrestled for the

Western Wyoming Community College Western Wyoming Community College (Western) is a Public college, public community college in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Western offers certificates, associate degrees, and a bachelor's degree. The college students are known as the Mustangs. Histo ...

Mustangs where he was the national runner-up at 125 lbs. during his sophomore season.

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator Fighting Championships

Mamalis made his

Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and operated until 2025. The promotion takes its name from '' bellātor'', the Latin word for "warrior". Bellato ...

debut at

Bellator 20 2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010, and ended on June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight ...

, against Mark Oshiro. Oshiro entered the fight as a heavy favorite, having already been signed to compete in the Bellator season three bantamweight tournament, but Mamalis defeated Oshiro 1:29 into round 2 via

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. With the victory, Mamalis earned a shot at a tournament qualifier bout at

Bellator 23 2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010, and ended on June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight ...

. His opponent, also fighting for a spot in the upcoming tournament, was Albert Rios. Once again, Mamalis entered the fight as the betting underdog. He defeated Rios via

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due to strikes 4:40 into the first round, securing his place in the tournament. He would then lose consecutive fights at Bellator 27 and 29.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Mamalis faced Terrion Ware on January 13, 2017 at ACB 51. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Bare-knuckle boxing

Mamalis faced

Johnny Bedford Johnny Bedford (born January 6, 1983) is an American retired mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer. A professional from 2003 to 2017, he fought in the UFC, Bellator, the Legacy Fighting Alliance, and was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ult ...

at a Bare Knuckle FC event held on June 2, 2018. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Mixed martial arts record

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Bare knuckle record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamalis, Nick Living people American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Wyoming Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling 1986 births American bare-knuckle boxers American male boxers American male sport wrestlers People from Green River, Wyoming