MMA veteran Josh Thomson held two stints with the UFC, and is most notable for handing Nate Diaz his lone defeat via stoppage. But after losing to Tony Ferguson in July 2015, he opted not to extend his UFC contract upon its expiration.
Thomson subsequently signed with Bellator in September 2015, and has incurred two wins under the company, so far. It is a decision, which he says was rooted to the one thing that his fellow fighters have been clamoring the most about these days: money.
“I didn’t leave just because of the Reebok deal,” Thomson said in an interview on BJPenn.