Nick Pace was born on April 17,1987 and is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the bantamweight division.
21 Facts About Nick Pace
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Nick Pace is head instructor at the Staten Island branch of Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial Arts and has trained with the team since the age of 10, influenced by his childhood love of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Nick Pace began his career in the Ring of Combat promotion at Ring of Combat 22.
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Nick Pace then joined the Bellator Fighting Championships and gained notice in the media with a flying knee KO of Collin Tebo.
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Nick Pace followed this up with a unanimous decision victory over Jose Adriano at Ring of Combat 29.
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Nick Pace was then rewarded with a Ring of Combat Bantamweight Championship fight against Steve DeAngelis.
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Nick Pace was able to neutralise the wrestling of his opponent to keep himself out of trouble.
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Nick Pace then secured a D'Arce Choke for the tapout, to take the title and become the inaugural champion.
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Nick Pace made his WEC debut against Demetrious Johnson on September 30,2010, replacing Clint Godfrey.
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Nick Pace faced Will Campuzano on December 4,2010 at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale.
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Nick Pace failed to make weight for the bout, so it was fought as a catchweight bout.
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Nick Pace defeated Campuzano in the 3rd round with a pillory choke, which was the first time the submission was used in a professional mixed martial arts bout.
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However, despite the rare submission, Nick Pace was not awarded Submission of the Night, which instead went to Cody McKenzie.
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Nick Pace was expected to face Michael McDonald on August 6,2011 at UFC 133.
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However, Nick Pace instead faced Ivan Menjivar at the event after McDonald was pulled from the bout to compete at UFC 130.
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Nick Pace faced Miguel Torres on November 19,2011 at UFC 139 in a catchweight bout of 141 pounds after missing weight.
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Nick Pace lost a decisive decision to Torres after three rounds.
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Nick Pace won the bout and became the title holder.
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Nick Pace then defended his title two years later against Ahmet Kayretli.
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Nick Pace retired from MMA shortly after and vacated the title.
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Nick Pace has competed in this tournament twice to date.