Mike Nickels - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

. He lost in his first fight to Matt Hamill

Matt Hamill

Matthew S. Hamill is a retired American wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is a three-time NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling while attending the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York...

by unanimous decision; however, he returned on the undercard for the finale, defeating previously undefeated Wes Combs

Wes Combs

Wes "Soldier" Combs is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division. Wes was supposed to be on the show but due to undisclosed issues he could not make the show. After the taping of the show Wes was able to make it on The Ultimate Finale 3 were he faced Mike...

by rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

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in the first round. On October 2, 2009, defeating UFC veteran David Heath

David Heath (fighter)

David Alan Heath is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 62, defeating Cory Walmsley by first-round submission...

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

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

championships. He went on to win a gold medal at both Grapplers Quest Nevada

Nevada

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(November 2005) and at the Shawn Ray

Shawn Ray

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1st Annual Submission Grappling

Grappling

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Classic (May 2006).

Other

Nickels has a heavy training schedule, with Machado jiu-jitsu black belt and Helio Gracie

Hélio Gracie

Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

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.

Mixed martial arts record

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Robert Drysdale

Robert Drysdale is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional mixed martial artist. Born in the United States to a Brazilian mother and American father, he moved to Brazil with his family in 1987 at the age of six. Several years later, as a young man he returned to Las Vegas, Nevada to...

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Victoria, British Columbia

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, Canada

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Kyle Seals
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Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion

Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Nemesis Fighting. It was originally schedueled to take place on November 13, 2010 in Punta Cana, La Altagracia....

Punta Cana

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, United States

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Dwayne Lewis
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MFC 26

MFC 26: Retribution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship on September 10, 2010 at the River Cree Casino in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was aired live on HDNet with commentators Michael Schiavello, Frank Trigg and Guy Mezger.-Background:This event featured an...

Canada

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Vinny Magalhaes

Vinny Magalhães

Vinicius Magalhães , is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was a participant in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is the current M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion.-Grappling career:...

Colorado

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David Heath

David Heath (fighter)

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|MFC 22

MFC 22

MFC 22: Payoff was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship , it was held on October 2, 2009 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta. It featured the return of Jason MacDonald, who was competing in his first fight since being released by the UFC, against...

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Colorado

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Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

Stephan Bonnar

Stephan Patrick Bonnar is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|UFC 73

UFC 73

UFC 73: Stacked was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . It took place on July 7, 2007 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California and featured a total of nine bouts: four on the preliminary card and five on the main card. In the main event, Anderson Silva put...

California

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, United States
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Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
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Wes Combs

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 24, 2006. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 3 in both the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions as well as a main event between Kenny Florian and Sam Stout.During...

Nevada

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Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
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Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
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|align=center|1-0
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Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, United States
|MMA Debut
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External links

http://coloradobjj.com/bjj.html
http://whitelotusink.com
Profile on UFC.com

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