Nick Thompson (fighter)

Nick Thompson ( born June 23, 1981 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American martial artist from Minneapolis. His nickname is The Goat, English for the goat. He fights Martial Arts leagues in various mixed and was 14 April 2007 Bodog Fight welterweight champion Eddie Alvarez against.

Nick Thompson is 185 cm tall and heavy at 77 pounds. His professional fighting career spanned by June 8, 2008 36 wins, nine defeats and a draw.

Thompson was born in Newport News, Virginia and grew up in Minnesota. He started at the Eastview High School in Apple Valley with the wrestling and soon became one of the best wrestlers in the state. He led this sport also at the University of Wisconsin further and came across Mixed Martial Arts. He started in Dave Strasser 's Freestyle Academy to train in Kenosha and had his first fights. Thompson was very bad at the beginning, both in training and in combat, and often went KO. From this stems his nickname Goat, similar to the Fainting Goat, a goat breed that breaks down in excitement immediately. Thompson then moved to the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy and started in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu educate. In 2005 he made ​​his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 2006, he signed with Bodog Fight. His there won welterweight title he defended successfully twice.