Nick Hein was born on April 24,1984 and is a German retired mixed martial artist and actor, who is best known for appearing in the German television show Diese Kaminskis.
28 Facts About Nick Hein
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Nick Hein is the author of the book titled "Polizei am Limit", and competed in the UFC, and competes in the Lightweight division.
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Nick Hein was born in Elsdorf and became interested in martial arts after watching a Bruce Lee movie.
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Nick Hein started boxing training in 2000 after he watched a UFC event on VHS.
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Nick Hein attended his first MMA class in 2009 and fought his first amateur MMA competition in the same year while he was still in the Judo National team for Germany where skipped his training in Berlin for the Judo World Championship.
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Nick Hein started training judo when he was six years old and he was a judoka for 20 years, and in the German team for a decade.
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Nick Hein was the U-23 European Judo champion in 2006 and German national champion in 2006 and 2007.
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Nick Hein has won more than 35 national and international judo medals.
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Two years before turning professional in 2009, Nick Hein debuted as an amateur on February 24,2007, as he faced Ulf Fritzmann at MMA Berlin: Tournament 3.
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Nick Hein made his promotional debut against Drew Dober on May 31,2014, at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi.
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Nick Hein faced James Vick on November 22,2014, at UFC Fight Night 57.
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Nick Hein next faced promotional newcomer Yusuke Kasuya on September 27,2015, at UFC Fight Night 75.
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Nick Hein was scheduled to face Jon Tuck on May 8,2016, at UFC Fight Night 87.
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However, just days before the event, Nick Hein pulled out citing injury.
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Nick Hein next faced Tae Hyun Bang on September 3,2016, at UFC Fight Night 93.
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Nick Hein was expected to face promotional newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov in a featherweight bout on September 2,2017, at UFC Fight Night 115.
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Nick Hein lost the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Nick Hein faced Damir Hadzovic on July 22,2018, at UFC Fight Night 134.
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Nick Hein was scheduled to face Luigi Vendramini on June 1,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 11.
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Nick Hein lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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On June 2,2019, Nick Hein announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.
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Nick Hein worked as a police officer for more than 11 years in the Federal Police in Cologne, Germany.
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Nick Hein is known as 'Judge Dredd' by his colleagues in the police force.
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Nick Hein was an actor, appearing in a German television show, Diese Kaminskis, in which he played as an undertaker.
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Nick Hein is married to his Japanese wife, Marie Suzuki, and they have a son.
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Nick Hein's sister was married to UFC fighter Drew Dober who he fought against at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi.
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Nick Hein criticized the political and legal system in Germany, feeling it did not do enough to prevent such crimes.
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Nick Hein was invited to appear on CNN, Russia Today and other TV stations to discuss the events, where he voiced his condemnation of the attacks, but additionally voiced his belief that help should be given to refugees who needed it.