Cross-coupling polycondensation of thiophene derivatives occurs via C鈥揝 bond cleavage in the presence of a nickel catalyst. Head to tail type (HT) regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) is obtained by a nickel(II)-catalyzed deprotonative C鈥揌 functionalization polycondensation of 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-3-hexylthiophene with stoichiometric TMPMgCl路LiCl or with the catalytic secondary amine/RMgX. Debrominative Grignard metathesis (GRIM) polymerization with 5-bromo-2-(phenylsulfonyl)-3-hexylthiophene also proceeds by the catalysis of the nickel(II) complex to afford the corresponding polythiophene.