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Natan Levy (born September 30, 1991) is an Israeli professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Early life
Levy was born on 30 September 1991 in Paris, France to a traditional Jewish family. He moved to Israel as a toddler and grew up in Herzliya. 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. One year later, he traveled to Okinawa, Japan to receive his black belt in Karate.
Prior to his professional MMA career, Levy worked as a martial arts instructor and ran a Karate dojo in Tel Aviv, Israel. After being awarded his 3rd degree black belt in Uechi-Ryū Karate, 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. Over the first few years, he was forced to travel between training in Las Vegas and work in Israel to make money.