Nad Narimani

Nad Narimani (born 14 April 1987) is an English mixed martial artist. He was the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship featherweight champion and he competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Narimani started his professional mma career in 2011 and he won the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship featherweight championship against Paddy Pimblett in April 2017 with a record of 10-2 period he signed with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Narimani was scheduled to make his UFC debut on a short notice on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against Nasrat Haqparast, replacing injured Alex Reyes. The bout was scrapped on the day of the event as Haqparast was deemed unfit to fight by the medical team due to an infectious eye condition.

Narimani's UFC debut was rescheduled on 22 July 2018 against Khalid Taha at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Narimani was scheduled to face Enrique Barzola on 17 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio. However, Barzola was pulled from the event and he was replaced by Anderson dos Santos. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Narimani next faced Mike Grundy on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal. Narimani lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Narimani was scheduled to face Nik Lentz at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos on 25 January 2020. However, Narimani pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by Arnold Allen.

Narimani faced Grant Dawson on 19 July 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. He was subsequently released by the UFC.

Personal life Narimani is married with two children and is of Iranian heritage. He spent time helping in his father's Middle-Eastern restaurants in his spare time before turning to be a professional MMA fighter.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Cage Warriors Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Grant Dawson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Loss

Mike Grundy TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

London, England Win

Anderson dos Santos Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio

|Buenos Aires, Argentina Win

Khalid Taha Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith

Hamburg, Germany Win

Paddy Pimblett Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 82

Liverpool, England Win

Daniel Requeijo Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors 76

Newport, Wales Win

Jeremy Petley TKO (punches) BAMMA 23

Birmingham, England Loss

Alex Enlund Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 73

Newcastle, England Win

Benjamin Brander Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 64

London, England Win

Athinodoros Michailidis Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 60

London, England Loss

Graham Turner Decision (split) Cage Warriors 56

London, England Win

Karsten Lenjoint Decision (unanimous) Fight UK 9

Leicester, England Win

Marcin Wrzosek Decision (split) Fight UK 8

Leicester, England Win

Maksym Matus Submission (triangle choke) Cage Conflict 14

Manchester, England Win

Alex Brunnen Submission (rear-naked choke) Tear Up 7

Bristol, England Win

Harvey Dines TKO (corner stoppage) KnuckleUp MMA: The New Breed 7

Somerset, England