Nordine Taleb (born June 10, 1981) is a French professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2007, he has also competed for Bellator MMA.Taleb began his professional career with a unanimous decision victory, before losing his next bout via TKO. After a further four victories across Canada, Taleb fought Pete Sell at Ring of Combat 38 for Sell's welterweight championship. Taleb was the much quicker man and was able to move in and out of range quickly, which reduced the amount of strikes he took from Sell. In the second round, Taleb hit Sell with a counter right hand, followed by strikes on the ground. The referee stopped the fight early in the second round and Taleb was declared the ROC Middleweight Champion. Wikipedia