Nick Thompson retiring from MMA to focus on family, legal career
Fans tuning in to the Bellator 40 main event this past weekend were witness to the continued growth of one of MMA’s rising young stars in the form of Ben Askren. However, as it turns out, viewers also caught was will likely be the final in-ring appearance of seasoned veteran Nick Thompson’s 53-fight career. The 29-year old Thompson went on popular internet forum the Underground Sunday morning and... [Read More...]
Ben Askren returns to Bellator ring on April 9 against Nick Thompson
Undefeated welterweight champion Ben Askren will see action for the first time since capturing Bellator gold at Bellator 40 against a veteran with 7X his experience in the form of 38-13-1 Nick Thompson. Askren’s title will not be on the line come April 9 when the two clash at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma meaning the match-up will feature three rounds rather than five. “I come to... [Read More...]
Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley: “I would love to fight for the UFC in 2009″
As is often the case when a major event is forced to compete with a UFC weekend, there is one extremely interesting bout between two of the games top fighters that has flown under the radar that deserves the sports attention. This Friday night’s bout between Paul “Semtex” Daley and Nick “The Goat” Thompson is one that could just as well be taking place at Saturday night’s... [Read More...]
Nick Thompson: To fight or not to fight, that is the question
Self admittedly, Nick “The Goat” Thompson has come a very long way in his mixed martial arts career since the days when he had to pay $10 just to get a scrap at his local bar. The powerful 170 pounder recently put together a twelve fight win streak against some of the sports toughest competition and is widely known as one of the best welterweights in the business. Thompson has plenty of... [Read More...]
EliteXC: Unfinished Business Thoughts & Commentary
Last night was the second installment of EliteXC on CBS and it proved to be a good showing for the EliteXC brand. Every fight was exciting, every fight had a finish, they crowned two new champions, and one champion defended his title for the first time. Who knows how the show will be received by the general public because it had little to no hype behind it, but for my money (or lack thereof), it was... [Read More...]
Murphy taken off UFC 72 card
Left without an opponent, Tom Murphy has been removed from the UFC 72 card this Saturday in Belfast, Ireland. UFCJunkie.com broke the news late last week that Jake O’Brien had to pull out of the match against Murphy with a back injury (which could be career-threatening, according to his agent, Ken Pavia). The UFC had contacted Justin McCully about filling in as a last-minute replacement but... [Read More...]
