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Nickname: The Goat
- Age: 27
- Location: UNITED STATES
- City: Minneapolis
- Gender: Male
- Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
- Story: Nick Thompson is a seasoned veteran in the MMA fight game with over 40 fights under his belt, fighting in the world's top promotions. Nick began combat sports in high school where he wrestled on the varsity team and was considered to be in the top ten in the state leading him to the collegiate team at the University of Wisconsin. While earning his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Economics, Nick was introduced to the sport of MMA through Dave Strasser and Ron Faircloth.
Currently, he trains with the likes of Sean Sherk and Brock Lesnar at Minnesota Martial Arts where he has developed a well-rounded MMA game to compliment his wrestling background. - MMA Record: 36-10-1
Nick "The Goat" Thompson (born June 23, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. As of February 20, 2008, he holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 36-10-1. He has fought professionally in both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bodog Fight. He is the current Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion. He holds wins over Eddie Alvarez, Josh Neer, Ansar Chalangov, Mark Weir and Chris Wilson.[1]
Thompson became the Bodog Fight welterweight champion on April 14, 2007 at Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations. He has since successfully defended his title two times. First against Mark Weir, and most recently against John Troyer.[1]
Martial arts background
While attending college, Nick wrestled at the University of Wisconsin from 2000-2002. He then began training with coach Dave Strasser at Dave Strasser’s Freestyle Academy in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While there, he trained with manager Pat O'malley, Ron Faircloth, Nick Agallar, and Brian Geraghty.[2] In 2005, Nick moved to attend the University of Minnesota Law School. He began training under coach Greg Nelson at Minnesota Martial Arts Academy. Nelson is closely affiliated with Erik Paulson, founder of Combat Submission Wrestling, and is also a first degree black belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu under Professor Pedro Sauer.[3] Nick currently trains with fighters Sean Sherk, Brock Lesnar, Brock Larson, and Kaitlin Young.[4][5]
Mixed martial arts career
UFCHe made his UFC debut at UFC 56 where he defeated Keith Wisniewski. He returned to the UFC on April 15, 2006, where he lost against the highly-ranked and seasoned judoka Karo Parisyan at UFC 59. [1]
Bodog FightFollowing his fights in the UFC, and after three warm-up fights with smaller organizations, Thompson signed with Bodog Fight, an upcoming rival organization of the UFC. After cutting through three Bodog opponents, Thompson was offered his title fight with Eddie Alvarez, a previously undefeated fighter. After winning his fight against Alvarez on April 14, 2007, Thompson has since defended his title twice.[1]
World Victory RoadNick's final title defense against John Troyer was the last fight on his contract with Bodog.[6] Rumors of his intent to sign with World Victory Road were confirmed with his addition to the organization's March 3, 2008 inaugural Sengoku show. Nick was scheduled to face Fabricio Monteiro in his debut.[7] He won this debut against Monteiro via three-round unanimous decision.[1]
EliteXCNick fought Jake Shields on July 26, 2008 for the newly created EliteXC Welterweight title, losing via submission in the first round.
Personal life
Nick lives in Robbinsdale, Minnesota with wife Molly.[8][4] As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nick was a member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity.