Nick Newell, famous for fighting with only one arm, has faced criticism his entire mixed martial arts (MMA) career thanks to his handicap. "How can he strike if he only has one arm?" they ask.
Allow me to introduce Exhibit A into evidence.
Exhibit A is the above video from last night's (Fri., Aug. 3, 2012) XFC 19 event from the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. In it, Newell absolutely destroys his opponent, David Mays, with a series of strikes that ends with a monster knee that drops Mays like a sack of potatoes.
"A lot of people said I couldn't strike," Newell said after the fight. "Guess what? Welcome, here's Nick Newell, the striker, for you guys." A title fight could be the next step for "Notorious," who pushed his career record to 8-0 with the victory.
After the jump, check out complete results from XFC 19.
Nicolae Cury def. Roger Carroll via unanimous decision
Felice Herrig def. Simona Soukupova via unanimous decision
Nick Newel def. David Mays via knockout in round one
Jason Hicks def. Shane Crenshaw via submission in round two
Kevin Forant def. Joe Elmore via unanimous decision
Keith Richardson def. Lawson McClure via submission in round one
Johnny Buck def. Ricky Rainey via knockout in round two
Joey Carroll def. Jeff Tharington via technical knockout in round one
Zach Klouse def. Tony Scarlett via technical knockout in round one
Carlos Vivas def. Brian Karmolinski via technical knockout in round one
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