A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Parke has fought for the UFC, Absolute Championship Berkut, KSW, and BAMMA.

[8] Parke returned in May 2012, where he defeated Stephen Coll via TKO, in what turned out to be his final appearance before joining The Ultimate Fighter.

Parke won the fight via unanimous decision and moved onto the finals which took place live on UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs.

[19] Due to a point deduction for Parke grabbing Santos' shorts, the bout ended in a majority draw.

[20] Parke faced returning veteran Naoyuki Kotani on 19 July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin.

[23] However, Parke pulled out of the bout in early October citing a knee injury and was replaced by Joe Lauzon.

[25] However, in early December, Masvidal pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Gleison Tibau.

Parke went on to win the fight by majority decision, but was not eligible to claim the championship due to a weight miss.

Gamrot was subsequently fined 30% of his purse and Bilman has been handed a two-year ban from KSW events.

[42] After a few bouts in the KSW and Brave CF, it was announced on 14 July 2018 that Parke had signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator.

[46] However, Ziółkowski was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by former KSW Featherweight Champion Marcin Wrzosek.

[50] On 28 February, during the Second Press Conference before Fame 9, a boxing fight between Norman Parke and a former amateur boxer, Polish championship medalist Kasjusz "Don Kasjo" Życiński was announced.

[52] Parke faced Grzegorz Szulakowski on 9 July 2022 at Prime Show MMA 2, winning the bout via unanimous decision.

[53] Parke was scheduled to fight Adam Okniński at Prime Show MMA 4 on 26 November 2022, but withdrew from the bout after a contract dispute with the organization.

[55][54] Coming in as a late replacement, Parke faced Michał Pasternak at Fame 20 on 11 February 2024, winning the bout via unanimous decision.