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  - NICK THOMPSON SIGNS WITH STRIKEFORCE
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
The list of fighters moving from EliteXC to Strikeforce continues to grow. MMAWeekly Radio on Tuesday night confirmed that Top 10 welterweight Nick Thompson has signed on with the promotion and could fight as early as their April 11 event on Showtime.
"They just called me today and they're going to pick me up," Thompson said about Strikeforce. "So I am now with Sengoku and Strikeforce."
The San Jose, Calif., based promotion is filling up the April card quickly for its Showtime debut, but they are also expected to field a show in May in Washington that could feature names like Robbie Lawler and Phil Baroni. Thompson said following a recent win over Paul Daley, he's ready for whatever.
"They asked me how soon I would want to fight, and I said throw me in the frying pan, let's go," he commented.
Since the purchase of many of EliteXC's fighter contracts and video library, numerous fighters have gone on record speaking about working with Strikeforce, an organization that has held the esteem of just about everyone involved in the industry, including UFC president Dana White.
"I think Strikeforce is a really good promotion, I've heard good things about them," stated Thompson. "The guys who I've spoke to in the organization seem to treat it like a business, and that's really the type of guys I enjoy working with."
Not to forget his other contractual obligation, Thompson is also hoping for a return to Japan's Sengoku organization later this year, but as he's found out in the past, he may not get an opponent until it's almost fight time. Still, the Minnesota native has heard about a tournament the promotion will put on and has every intention of participating.
"I know they're planning on doing a welterweight tournament sometime this year and I'm planning on winning it," he said about Sengoku.
For now, Thompson will wait for Strikeforce to give him a call for a fight date and opponent, while he waits on the birth of his child, due in July.
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