Journey Ja-rel Newson (born March 7, 1989)[1] is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division.
[7] Due to his mother's drug addiction and despite father's attempts to keep the family together, Journey and his siblings were taken into foster care when he was around the age of seven.
[8] He began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for self-defense around the age of 20 and shifted to mixed martial arts in a couple of years.
During this time, he compiled a 9–1 record, capturing the Cage Sport and Prime Fighting Bantamweight titles.
[11] Newson was initially scheduled to face Randy Costa on September 26, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs.
[20] Newson was scheduled to face Brian Kelleher on April 29, 2023 at UFC on ESPN: Song vs.