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Dynamite 1's Josh Thomson claims he'll make at least $30,000 more in sponsors fighting in Bellator versus UFC

It might feel like deja vu all over again for Josh Thomson and Scott Coker.

Thomson, a San Jose, Calif., native, has been here before. As the former Strikeforce Lightweight champion, SAP Center was his home away from home, the site for his historic set of trilogy of matches against "El Nino" Gilbert Melendez.

Expectations were certainly high for Thomson when Strikeforce was acquired and he officially became a part of Ultimate Fighting Championship. And his second round technical knockout of Nate Diaz certainly suggested he was primed to make a run for the gold again.