CHICAGO – A 14-1 record with 11 finishes certainly didn’t hurt Nick Newell ’s chances of being called into Dana White’s Contender Series in hopes of getting a UFC shot. But ultimately, it seems it was getting on a plane and getting to state his case in person that finally swayed UFC President Dana White to hear him out. “We met face to face, and he told me how long he’s been in the sport, who he trains with, what he’s done,” White said this past weekend while in Chicago for UFC 225. “And he’s like, ‘If you don’t believe me, if you don’t think I’m good enough, then at least let me try the Contender Series
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