James Thompson (fighter)
| James Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 December 1978 Rochdale, England, United Kingdom |
| Other names | The Colossus, Megapunk, Ironjaw McGraw |
| Residence | Bristol, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 260.3 lb (118 kg; 18 st 8 lb) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Super heavyweight |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Fighting out of | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Team |
Xtreme Couture London Shootfighters Team Trojan Olympians MMA |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 37 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 13 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
James Thompson (born 16 December 1978) is an English professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the heavyweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2003, Thompson has also formerly competed for PRIDE FC, Cage Rage, EliteXC, Sengoku, DREAM, KSW, and the SFL.
Thompson was born and raised in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Growing up, Thompson was a talented rugby player, and then worked as a bouncer and a debt collector. He also pursued a career in bodybuilding. Thompson took up the sport of wrestling and competed in a several matches before seeing an MMA match featuring Don Frye (whom he would later fight and beat at PRIDE 34: Kamikaze), which ultimately inspired him to pursue a career in MMA. Thompson started watching DVDs on boxing, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Thompson began his mixed martial arts career fighting in the British promotion Ultimate Combat (UC). He developed a rivalry with Mark "The Shark" Goddard after their bout in Ultimate Combat 6: Battle in the Cage. Thompson won the bout by referee stoppage, but Goddard disputed the result, saying that Thompson had tapped earlier to one of his armbar attempts. A rematch at Ultimate Combat 8: Retribution resulted in an 18-second knockout victory for Thompson. After five straight victories, he faced his first loss to Georgian Tengiz Tedoradze at Ultimate Combat X. Tedoradze managed to stop Thompson's initial charge and won by doctor stoppage after the second round. Thompson bounced back with a UC Championship bout against Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Dan Severn at Ultimate Combat 11: Eyes of the Beast.
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