Joshua Martin Neer (born March 24, 1983) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist.

A professional competitor since 2003, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, and Shark Fights.

In high school, he played football, was an All-Conference baseball player, and in wrestling, he finished fourth in the state for his senior season.

He lost to Nate Diaz in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer, but followed that defeat with a win at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens over The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra winner, Mac Danzig, by triangle choke in the second round.

Neer fought Gleison Tibau as a late replacement for injured Sean Sherk at UFC 104 on October 24, 2009, and lost the fight due to a unanimous decision.

[7] Despite being hurt on several occasions via Ludwig's punches, Neer persevered and won the fight via technical submission in the first round.

Neer faced Ultimate Fighter Season 11 winner Court McGee on February 23, 2013, at UFC 157.

[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and left frustrated by the repeated ground attack by Bradley.

After the second, two-fight stint in Bellator, Neer faced Anthony Smith in a rematch at VFC 47 on January 14, 2016.

[17] On New Year's Eve 2008 Neer was involved in a high-speed chase with law enforcement in Des Moines, Iowa, after reportedly hitting a squad car before fleeing the scene.

He faced charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, eluding police, hit-and-run, and various other traffic violations.