Nah-Shon Burrell
| Nah-Shon Burrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nah-Shon D. Burrell February 5, 1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | The Rock-n-Rolla |
| Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12.8 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight (170 lb) Middleweight (185 lb) |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Team | Fight Firm |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Nah-Shon Burrell (born February 5, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist (MMA) currently competing in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2010, Burrell has also formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Strikeforce, and the Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
Burrell is from the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Overbrook High School where he competed in football as well as track and field, and was talented. Burrell often got into fights and ultimately did not stick with sports as he admits that "did not like taking orders". However, after Burrell began watching UFC fights, he became motivated to become a mixed martial arts fighter himself.
Burrell started his MMA career in 2010. He fought only for middle Atlantic states organizations. With a MMA record of 5-1, he signed with Strikeforce.
Burrell made his debut on May 20, 2011 at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum against Joe Ray. He won via unanimous decision.
Burrell faced Lukasz Les on August 12, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte. He won via TKO in the second round.
Burrell faced James Terry on January 7, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. He won via split decision.
Burrell was expected to face Bobby Voelker on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier, however Voelker had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Chris Spang. He lost via TKO in the first round.
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