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‘Big Country’ on post-fight kick to referee John McCarthy: “I wouldn’t take it back”
Roy Nelson scored a thunderous knockout over pal Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva on Saturday night, but ‘Big Country’s’ post-fight kick to referee John McCarthy ended up stealing the show. Nelson booted McCarthy moments after the fight ended in the second round after what ‘Big Country’ perceived to be a very late stoppage. “I didn’t want to […]
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VIDEO | Roy Nelson reveals what he said to John McCarthy following kick in the butt
Veteran UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson made headlines yesterday evening in Brazil for all the wrong reasons. Following his knockout victory over former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva, an irate Nelson decided to flip-off and then kick referee John McCarthy for not stopping the contest earlier. At the UFC Fight Night 95 post-fight press conference […]
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VIDEO | Roy Nelson explains why he kicked John McCarthy
UFC heavyweight veteran Roy Nelson added another knockout to his resume at last night’s UFC Fight Night 95 event in Brazil, scoring a second-round finish of former title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. Nelson was able to catch Silva with a big uppercut late in round two that sent Antonio crashing to the canvas. “big Country” […]
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UFC Fighters react to Roy Nelson kicking referee John McCarthy
UFC heavyweight veteran Roy “Big Country” Nelson scored knockout number 14 of his storied mixed martial arts career at last night’s UFC Fight Night 95 event in Brazil. Nelson caught his opponent, former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio Silva, with a massive uppercut late in round two that sent “Bigfoot” crashing to the canvas. Roy […]
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PHOTO | Roy Nelson issues an apology to Big John McCarthy
UFC veteran Roy Nelson added another knockout victory to his resume at last night’s UFC Fight Night 95 event in Brazil, scoring a second-round finish over Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. “Big Country” flattened the former UFC heavyweight title challenger (Antonio Silva) with an uppercut late in the fight’s second-round and then promptly followed up with some […]
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VIDEO | Roy Nelson kicks Big John McCarthy after knocking out Bigfoot Silva
Roy Nelson was not happy with referee John McCarthy following his knockout win over Antonio Silva. Nelson thought that McCarthy should have stopped the contest sooner and gave him a kick in the butt out of frustration. Check it out: https://twitter.com/TalkMMA/status/779892104810102791 ICYMI: here is the moment Roy Nelson "touched" John McCarthy after the fight (via […]
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EXCLUSIVE – Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson: “If I ran USADA, I would show them how to run a company”
Roy Nelson doesn’t seem to have much faith in the PED testing process in the UFC. In fact, ‘Big Country’ has already fought two heavyweights who have tested positive in the past in Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem; his upcoming fight against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva will be the third. ‘Big Country’ spoke to BJPenn.com about ‘Bigfoot’ […]
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Roy Nelson and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva set to clash in heavyweight match
UFC heavyweights Roy “Big County” Nelson and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva are set to face one another in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 95, which takes place in Brazil on September 24. The UFC announced the exciting heavyweight bout on Thursday. Tem duelo de pesados confirmado para o #UFCBrasilia: @BigfootSilva enfrenta @roynelsonmma https://t.co/HqkWEceCST pic.twitter.com/kDdrH3avAQ — […]
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Roy Nelson bashes Dana White over Brock Lesnar failed drug test
The UFC has received quite a bit of criticism in the wake of the US Anti-Doping Agency revealing that Brock Lesnar failed a drug test in June prior to his UFC 200 co-main event scrap with Mark Hunt. Mark Hunt demanded that the UFC give him 50% of Brock Lesnar’s $2.5 million purse, then ultimately […]
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Roy Nelson wants to “be the Donald Cerrone of the heavyweight division”
While Roy Nelson is currently slated to fight Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis on July 7th in a co-main event scrap, Nelson can’t help but wish he could fight more frequently. After a 12 year professional career, and 16 fights under the UFC banner at the age of 40, Nelson is one of the most […]
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Roy Nelson says a fight between him and Brock Lesnar would be UFC’s ‘biggest pay-per-view of all-time’
Brock Lesnar is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 200 for what has been said to be a “one-off opportunity” from his contract with the WWE. Numerous UFC heavyweights were hoping to get the call for Lesnar’s return but it was knockout specialist Mark Hunt who was given the fight. Fellow UFC heavyweight […]
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Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis Wants Roy “Big Country” Nelson
Me and Big Country would be a good fun fight for the fans.It wouldn't be a track meet #ijustwanttobangbroNohomo #ufc — Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) February 10, 2016 Derrick “The Black Beast” (14-4-1 MMA) Lewis moves up the heavyweight ladder with a victory over Damian Grabowski in his last outing. Lewis put out a friendly offer […]