He trained with Sifu Ralph Mitchell at Universal Defense Systems which covers Kali, Yaw-Yan, Muay Thai, Savate, Boxing, Judo, Kung Fu, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Jeet Kune Do.
He began training in martial arts at age ten and attended The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences.
In episode 8, Nover defeated Dave Kaplan, again via rear naked choke then proclaimed himself as the toughest registered nurse on the planet.
Phillipe Nover fought Kyle Bradley at UFC 98, losing via a controversial TKO at 1:03 of the first round.
[8] Nover then faced a fellow Ultimate Fighter alumni Rob Emerson at UFC 109 on February 6, 2010.
[11] After being released from the UFC, Nover continued to train MMA in New York and teach at a local mixed martial arts school.
He returned to the cage after an 18-month layoff to meet Jake Murphy, a Greg Jackson-trained fighter, at Hoosier Fight Club 8 on August 20, 2011.
He replaced the last man to defeat him, Murphy's original opponent, Rob Emerson, who had to pull out of the fight due to injury.
During the bout, Nover was able to dominate on the stand-up and maintain top position on the ground as well as display strong submission defense.
Before his fight with Efrain Escudero, Phillipe was awarded a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Alexandre "Soca" Freitas on Dec. 6, 2008.
[21] Nover faced his Ultimate Fighter Season 8 finale opponent Escudero in a submission-only match on November 9, 2013, at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo; they fought to a draw.
In his next match-up, a wrestling match at Grapple at the Garden on December 1, 2013, he was defeated by former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.