Mike Nickels

Mike Nickels
Born	December 13, 1971 (1971-12-13) (age 39) Ocala, Florida, United States
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Rank	black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	9
By knockout	2
By submission	7
Losses	5
By knockout	1
By submission	4

Michael John Nickels is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter and a Black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Along with many other victories in Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Nickels is a 3X Pan American Gold medalist, and a UFC vet. He has also made a splash in MMA fighting for MFC in Canada, as well as Ring of Fire in Colorado.

Mike Nickels is the owner and instructor of Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy-Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, CO. Nickels is also a tattoo artist, which is reflected on his 6' 4" body frame, which is mostly covered by unique artist designs. Nickels owns White Lotus Custom Tattooing & Body Piercing, also located in Highlands Ranch, CO.

Mixed martial arts career

In 2006, Nickels participated in the third season of The Ultimate Fighter. He lost in his first fight to Matt Hamill by unanimous decision; however, he returned on the undercard for the finale, defeating previously undefeated Wes Combs by rear naked choke in the first round. On October 2, 2009, defeating UFC veteran David Heath at MFC 22 in Canada. He scored both "Fight of The Night", and "Submission of the Night" awards in the match.

Other achievements

In April 2005, Nickels won a gold medal at the Pan American Brazilian jiu-jitsu championships. He went on to win a gold medal at both Grapplers Quest Nevada (November 2005) and at the Shawn Ray 1st Annual Submission Grappling Classic (May 2006).

Other

Nickels has a heavy training schedule, with Machado jiu-jitsu black belt and Helio Gracie trained David Ruiz. David Ruiz has accompanied Nickels to all competitions.

Personal life

Mike and his wife DeVoyn have a son named Esiah. Mike also has a daughter, Rayven from a previous relationship.^[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches	9 wins	5 losses
By knockout	2	1
By submission	7	4

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	9-5	Robert Drysdale	Submission (guillotine choke)	AFC 6	02011-06-18 June 18, 2011	1	1:04	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win	9-4	Kyle Seals	Submission (armbar)	Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion	02010-12-10 December 10, 2010	1	n/a	Punta Cana, La Altagracia, United States
Loss	8-4	Dwayne Lewis	TKO (punches)	MFC 26	02010-09-10 September 10, 2010	1	1:30	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	8-3	Vinny Magalhaes	Submission (armbar)	ROF 36: Demolition	02009-12-03 December 3, 2009	1	1:19	Colorado, United States
Win	8-2	David Heath	Submission (rear naked choke)	MFC 22	02009-10-02 October 2, 2009	3	4:02	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	7-2	James Funny	Submission (armlock)	ROF 34: Judgment Day	02009-04-11 April 11, 2009	1	1:13	Colorado, United States
Win	6-2	Vladimir Vuckovic	Submission (rear naked choke)	ROF 32: Respect	02008-06-13 June 13, 2008	1	2:18	Colorado, United States
Loss	5-2	Stephan Bonnar	Submission (rear naked choke)	UFC 73	02007-07-07 July 7, 2007	1	2:14	California, United States
Win	5-1	Carpaccio Owens	KO	ROF 29: Aftershock	02007-04-28 April 28, 2007	1	0:07	Colorado, United States
Win	4-1	Wes Combs	Submission (rear naked choke)	The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale	02006-06-24 June 24, 2006	1	3:10	Nevada, United States	UFC Debut
Win	3-1	Noah Inhofer	Submission (rear naked choke)	ROF 19: Showdown	02005-09-10 September 10, 2005	2	4:06	Colorado, United States
Loss	2-1	Craig Zellner	Submission (armbar)	ROF 15: Inferno	02005-02-12 February 12, 2005	1	1:01	Colorado, United States
Win	2-0	James Meyers	TKO	ROF 14: No Mercy	02004-12-11 December 11, 2004	1	2:33	Colorado, United States
Win	1-0	Chris Valle	Submission (choke)	ROF 13: Ring of Fire 13	02004-09-24 September 24, 2004	2	1:10	Colorado, United States	MMA Debut

References

1. ^ "No Pain, No Gain: Mike Nickels aims to knock out the competition". WestWord.com. 2006-05-11. http://www.westword.com/2006-05-11/news/no-pain-no-gain/full. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 

External links

• http://coloradobjj.com/bjj.html
• http://whitelotusink.com
• Professional MMA record for Mike Nickels from Sherdog
• Profile on UFC.com

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Name	Nickels, Mike
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Date of birth	year=1971
Place of birth	Ocala, Florida, United States
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