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Norman Parke (born 22 December 1986) is a
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from Northern Ireland. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Parke has fought for the
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,
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, KSW, and
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. He was also a competitor for Team UK on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes in late 2012 and won the Lightweight Tournament.


Background

Born and raised in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, Parke began training in
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at the age of 16. He went on to be a National Champion in Judo as well as
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in 2009–2010 and 2011–2012. Later, after he also began training in
boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...
, Parke transitioned into
mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
at the age of 20.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Before signing with the UFC, Parke compiled a record of 16–2, with 12 of his victories coming via
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. Parke's losses were against the veteran Greg Loughran and the then-undefeated Joseph Duffy. 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. In his last fight under the Cage Contender banner, Parke claimed the vacant Cage Contender Lightweight Championship. After going 14–2, Parke signed to face Anton Kuivanen at Fight Festival 29, in what would have been his first fight outside Ireland and the United Kingdom. However, the fight did not materialise and Kuivanen fought another fighter on the card. After a further victory domestically, Parke signed with
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to face Brad Wheeler in February 2012. However, Parke withdrew after a hand injury. Parke returned in May 2012, where he defeated Stephen Coll via TKO, in what turned out to be his final appearance before joining ''
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''.


''The Ultimate Fighter''

In late 2012, 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. Parke competed in the
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division and his first opponent in the show was Richie Vaculik, who currently competes at
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. Parke was able to hit Vaculik on the ground with elbows; one of which cut Vaculik on the top of his head. Parke was able to take Vaculik down again in the second round and controlled the fight from half-guard. Parke defeated Vaculik via unanimous decision to move onto the semi-final round. In the semi-final round, Parke was matched up against fellow Team UK fighter Brendan Loughnane. Parke won the fight via unanimous decision and moved onto the finals which took place live on UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Parke made his UFC debut on 15 December 2012 at UFC on FX 6 which was also known as "The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Finale". Parke would fight Colin Fletcher to determine the
lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...
winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. Parke controlled the entirety of the fight and won the fight via unanimous decision. Parke was expected to face
Jon Tuck Jonathan Cruz Tuck (born August 28, 1984) is a Chamorro professional mixed martial artist. Tuck is the first Chamorro native from Guam to be signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and competes at the Lightweight division. His of ...
on 20 April 2013 at
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. However, the bout was scrapped during the week leading up to the event as Tuck was forced out of the bout with an injury. Parke fought
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on 6 July 2013 at UFC 162. He won the fight by unanimous decision. A rescheduled bout with
Jon Tuck Jonathan Cruz Tuck (born August 28, 1984) is a Chamorro professional mixed martial artist. Tuck is the first Chamorro native from Guam to be signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and competes at the Lightweight division. His of ...
eventually took place on 26 October 2013 at
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. Parke won the fight via unanimous decision. Parke faced TUF: Brazil 2 winner Leonardo Santos at UFC Fight Night 38. Due to a point deduction for Parke grabbing Santos' shorts, the bout ended in a majority draw. Parke faced returning veteran
Naoyuki Kotani Naoyuki Kotani (born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has formerly competed in PRIDE, Pancrase, UFC, Vale Tudo Japan, and RINGS. M ...
on 19 July 2014 at
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in Dublin. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Parke was expected to face Diego Sanchez on 15 November 2014 at UFC 180. However, Parke pulled out of the bout in early October citing a knee injury and was replaced by
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. Parke was expected to face Jorge Masvidal on 18 January 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59. However, in early December, Masvidal pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by
Gleison Tibau Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, Professional Fighters ...
. Parke lost the fight via split decision. Parke was expected to face Gilbert Burns on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67. However, Burns pulled out of the fight in late April and was replaced by Francisco Trinaldo. Parke lost the fight via split decision. Parke faced returning veteran Reza Madadi on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Parke faced
Rustam Khabilov Rustam Mikailovich Khabilov (born 4 November 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who last competed in the Welterweight division. He is a Combat Sambo World Champion and a former member of the Legion Sport Club fight team in Rostov-on-Don ...
on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Following the loss to Khabilov, Parke was released by the UFC.


Absolute Championship Berkut

Parke faced Andrew Fisher on 1 October 2016 at ACB 47: Braveheart. He won the fight via unanimous decision.


BAMMA

On 24 February 2017, Parke made his debut for the
BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and I ...
organization. He faced Paul Redmond at BAMMA 28 for the vacant BAMMA Lightweight championship. Parke went on to win the fight by majority decision, but was not eligible to claim the championship due to a weight miss.


KSW

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. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Parke rematched Mateusz Gamrot at KSW 40: Dublin on 22 October 2017. After the bout was stopped due to eye pokes that left Parke unable to continue, Parke shoved Gamrot's cornerman, Borys Mankowski, which resulted in Marcin Bilman, another professional fighter who was in the champion's corner, responded by landing a punch on Parke. Gamrot was subsequently fined 30% of his purse and Bilman has been handed a two-year ban from KSW events. After a few bouts in the KSW and Brave CF, it was announced on 14 July 2018 that Parke had signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator. Despite the contract with Bellator, Parke faced former KSW Welterweight Champion Borys Mankowski at KSW 47 on 23 March 2019 and won the bout via unanimous decision. Both fighters were awarded the ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. After defeating the former KSW Featherweight Champion Artur Sowiński via unanimous decision at KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski, Parke was expected to face Marian Ziółkowski for the interim KSW Lightweight Championship at KSW 50 on 14 September 2019. However, Ziółkowski was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by former KSW Featherweight Champion Marcin Wrzosek. Parke won the fight by split decision. Parke faced Mateusz Gamrot in a trilogy bout at KSW 53 on 11 July 2020. The bout was expected to be the Lightweight Championship unification bout, but Parke was unable to make weight thus the title is not on the line. Parke lost the fight via doctor stoppage in the third round.


Regional circuit

On 28 February, during the Second Press Conference before Fame 9, a boxing fight between Norman Parke and a former amateur boxer, Polish championship medalist Kasjusz "Don Kasjo" Życiński was announced. On 26 March 2022 Parke faced rapper Popek at Fame 13. He won after Popek broke his hand less than a minute into the bout and was unable to continue. Parke faced Grzegorz Szulakowski on 9 July 2022 at Prime Show MMA 2, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Parke was scheduled to fight Adam Okniński at Prime Show MMA 4 on 26 November 2022, but withdrew from the bout after a contract dispute with the organization. As the sole bout of his contract with Hexagone, Parke faced Alfredo Souza on 11 March 2023 at Hexagone MMA 7, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Coming in as a late replacement, Parke faced Michał Pasternak at Fame 20 on 11 February 2024, winning the bout via unanimous decision.


Championships and accomplishments

*
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...
**Interim KSW Lightweight Championship (One time; former) **Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Borys Mańkowski and Marcin Wrzosek *
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** The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes Lightweight Winner * Cage Contender **Cage Contender Lightweight Champion (One time)


Mixed martial arts record

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Gdynia Gdynia is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With an estimated population of 257,000, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in the Pomeranian Voivodeship after Gdańsk ...
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Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...
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Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...
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, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 23–5–1 , Paul Redmond , Decision (majority) , BAMMA 28 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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, Northern Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 22–5–1 , Andrew Fisher , Decision (unanimous) , ACB 47 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
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Rustam Khabilov Rustam Mikailovich Khabilov (born 4 November 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who last competed in the Welterweight division. He is a Combat Sambo World Champion and a former member of the Legion Sport Club fight team in Rostov-on-Don ...
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Gleison Tibau Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, Professional Fighters ...
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Naoyuki Kotani Naoyuki Kotani (born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has formerly competed in PRIDE, Pancrase, UFC, Vale Tudo Japan, and RINGS. M ...
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Jon Tuck Jonathan Cruz Tuck (born August 28, 1984) is a Chamorro professional mixed martial artist. Tuck is the first Chamorro native from Guam to be signed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and competes at the Lightweight division. His of ...
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Kazuki Tokudome is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also competed in Pancrase, Sengoku Raiden Championships and the Ultimate Fighting ...
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, Northern Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 13–2 , Stuart Davies , TKO (punches) , Cage Contender 6 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:34 ,
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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2 , Tom Maguire , Submission (guillotine choke) , Cage Contender 5 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:42 ,
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, Republic of Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 , Ian Jones , Submission (guillotine choke) , Fight-Stars 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:18 ,
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, Republic of Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Ali MacLean , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Immortal FC 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:05 ,
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, Northern Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Mick Bowman , Submission (rear-naked choke) , OMMAC 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:06 ,
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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Mark Mills , TKO (punches) , Strike and Submit 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:40 ,
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, Northern Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Barry Oglesby , Submission (leglock) , Tribal Warfare 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:30 ,
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, Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Ali McLean , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Ultimate Fighting Revolution 14 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:50 ,
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, Northern Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Brian Kerr , Submission (armbar) , Ultimate Fighting Revolution 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:10 ,
Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...
, Northern Ireland , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Greg Loughran , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Ultimate Fighting Revolution 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:43 , Toomebridge, Northern Ireland ,


Boxing record

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Gliwice Gliwice (; , ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder River, Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional capital ...
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Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...
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Custom rules record

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Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
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List of Irish UFC fighters A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
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List of current KSW fighters Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: Martial Arts Confrontation) better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. This list is an up-to-date roster ...
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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Tank Abbott - ( UFC, Pride, Strikeforce) * Hamdy Abdelwahab - ( UFC) * Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov - ( ACB) * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ...


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