Natan Levy

Natan Levy (born September 30, 1991) is a French-Israeli professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

[4] Levy began practicing martial arts as a teenager, training three hours a day by 15 years old, and earned his black belt in Kung Fu at the age of 17.

[5] Prior to his professional MMA career, Levy worked as a martial arts instructor and ran a Karate dojo in Tel Aviv, Israel.

[4][5] After being awarded his 3rd degree black belt in Uechi-Ryū Karate,[6] he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States at the age of 22 in order to train in mixed martial arts and pursue a professional career.

[4] At the age of 24, Levy made his mixed martial arts debut as an amateur in a fight against Isaac Caranza, on 25 June 2016, for the Tuff-N-Uff promotion in Las Vegas.

[8] He subsequently beat Daniel Hudson via unanimous decision on 3 December, and Geoffrey Mellor via guillotine choke submission on 17 June 2017, bringing his mixed martial arts amateur record to 4–0.

[10] After his win over Lugo, Levy earned a spot on Dana White's Contender Series 35 where he took on Shaheen Santana in a 160-pound catchweight bout.