Mike Nickels

“Big”

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Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Big
Date of birth	13 Dec 1971
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Denver, USA
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Light Heavyweight
Team	Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Height	193 cm (6′4″)
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2004
Status	Active
Pro debut	11 Dec 2004
Last fight	Loss vs Robert Drysdale, 18 Jun 2011

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Background

American light heavyweight from Denver, Colorado, who appeared on The Ultimate Fighter 3 and fought twice in the UFC. He competed largely for Ring of Fire in Colorado.

Fight history

13 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location
Loss	Robert Drysdale	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:04	Armageddon FC 6	18 Jun 2011
Win	Kyle Seals					11 Dec 2010
Loss	Dwayne Lewis	TKO (punches)	1	1:30	MFC 26: Retribution	10 Sep 2010
Loss	Vinny Magalhães				Ring of Fire	4 Dec 2009
Win	David Heath	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:02	MFC 22: Payoff	2 Oct 2009
Win	James Funny				Ring of Fire	11 Apr 2009
Win	Vladimir Vuckovic				Ring of Fire	13 Jun 2008
Loss	Stephan Bonnar	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:14	UFC 73: Stacked	7 Jul 2007	Sacramento, California, USA
Win	Carpaccio Owens				Ring of Fire	28 Apr 2007
Win	Wes Combs	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:10	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale	24 Jun 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Noah Inhofer	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:06	ROF 19: Showdown	10 Sep 2005
Loss	Craig Zellner				Ring of Fire	12 Feb 2005
Win	James Meyers	TKO (punches)	1	2:33	ROF 14: No Mercy	11 Dec 2004