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Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by phyteguru |

Nick “The Goat” Thompson (35-9-1) will put his 11-fight win streak on the line when he returns to action at “Sengoku III,” World Victory Road’s June 8 show. Thompson confirmed the bout today when reached by email but stated that an opponent hasn’t been finalized. Sengoku III takes place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

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Thompson, the reigning welterweight champion of the all-but-defunct BodogFIGHT organization, fought for the first Sengoku show in March and defeated DEEP veteran Fabricio Monteiro via unanimous decision. The win came just a month after a first-round submission victory over John Troyer at a February BodogFIGHT event. Thompson’s current win streak began after an April 2006 loss to Karo Parisyan at UFC 59. Thompson owns a 1-1 career record in the organization.

Sengoku III is expected to be headlined by highly ranked lightweight Takanori Gomi, though his opponent hasn’t been finalized.

PhyteGuru: Thanks for taking a few minutes, how is training going for your upcoming fight in Sengoku and what kind of shape are you in at 5 weeks out?

NT: My weight is a little higher than I would like but I am in great shape otherwise. I had trouble shaking a few nagging injuries while prepping for my last few fights so this is the healthiest I have been in quit a while – though there are still five weeks of hard training during which I could easily much that up, lol.

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