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Cormier vs. ‘Big Country’ Being Considered For UFC 166
In what is being reported as his last fight in the heavyweight division, Daniel Cormier is likely to face one of his many rivals in Roy Nelson at UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III. UFC 166 is set to take place on October 19 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Cormier has mentioned […]
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Rampage: I’d love to f— up Roy Nelson
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-11 MMA) has recently expressed interest in moving up to heavyweight and a bout with Roy “Big Country” Nelson (19-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is defintely one he would be up for. In an interview with Mmamania.com, Rampage was asked if there was anything specific he wanted to focus on before making his […]
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Doctor Explains Why Roy Nelson Doesn’t Get Knocked Out By Big Punches
‘Big Country’ has made the record books by absorbing the most strikes in the UFC as a heavyweight fighter. More impressive is the fact that he has done so without getting knocked out. Fightland’s medical columnist breaks down how he likely gets away with this amazing feat: “Nelson might have extremely strong neck muscles. Strong […]
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Roy Nelson Uses Racial Slur While Discussing Daniel Cormier
Roy Nelson has long been popular for both his consistently entertaining fights and humorous interviews with members of the media. This time, however he may have crossed a line. In talking about his rivalry with fellow UFC heavyweight, Daniel Cormier, Nelson used some unwarranted language. In discussing Daniel Cormier’s decision in turning down a fight […]
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Roy Nelson Thinks He ‘Saved’ UFC 161 After String of Injuries
When injury struck UFC 161, we first lost an interim title bout that headlined the card. Then, our new co-main event event that featured Mauricio Rua vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was forced off the card, leaving a shell of what was once a highly-anticipated card. With the injury bug wreaking havoc on the main […]
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Roy Nelson Under The Impression Daniel Cormier Turned Down A Fight Against Him
“I think I got offered Cormier, and I think he turned it down, and then they went down the list. I think Travis Browne (was a possibility), and so forth and so forth. Stipe was already on the card, and Stipe is the one that said yes.” In a recent interview with mmajunkie, Roy Nelson […]
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Dana White cool with ‘Big Country’ getting a title shot, as long as he beats someone to do it
Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson has been making a lot of noise lately with his impressive first round knockout victories over his last three opponents. In recent history he has taken out Cheick Kongo, Matt Mitrione and Dave Herman, and while his record is riddled with impressive victories, he has come up short against men like […]
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Soa Palelei vs. Nikita Krylov booked for UFC 164 in Milwaukee
Another heavyweight tilt has been added to UFC 164 in Milwaukee, as it was announced that undefeated UFC newcomer Nikita Krylov (14-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will meet Soa “The Hulk” Palelei (18-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at the Bradley Center on August 31. The undefeated Ukrainian heavyweight, Krylov, has won all 14 of his fights by […]
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UFC Adds Roy Nelson vs Stipe Miocic To Improve UFC 161 After Main Event Cancelation
After the original UFC 161 main event featuring interim champion Renan Barao vs Eddie Wineland was canceled due to an injury suffered by Barao, the UFC officially announced Dan Henderson vs Rashad Evans as the new main event. The organization didn’t stop there, however, as they decided to beef up the card with the addition […]
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VIDEO | Roy Nelson: Personal Investment In Himself Reason For Recent Success
Roy Nelson is on a tear through the UFC Heavyweight Division. We sat down with him on Inside MMA to discuss what has changed and made him an unstoppable force “I’ve taken that money that I’ve earned with these bonuses and re-invested in myself. Because all these other times, I didn’t have the money to […]
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Roy Nelson Says He Will Fight Cormier, But Only As A 205 Title Eliminator
“You know, I think in our sport, there’s a couple guys that get to fight everybody like three or four times, and I’m one of those guys, I guess, that get’s to fight everybody once. Like, I’ve been trying to fight Big Nog since after the Junior dos Santos fight, and that was two years […]
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MMA Elite Brand Owner Alden Halpern Announces Resignation As CEO
As first reported by FightParrot.com, MMA Elite Owner Alden Halpern has officially stepped down as acting CEO of the premiere sports apparel brand. Although he has decided to part ways with the MMA industry for personal reasons, he will still retain ownership and majority share of the company. Stepping in to fulfill the role of […]
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UPDATE: Kongo Leaves UFC On Own Terms, Will Continue Fighting Outside The Octagon
As it turns out, Cheick Kongo has decided to leave the UFC on his own terms. After a seven year, 18 fight stint in the organization, the veteran heavyweight has fulfilled the last fight on his current contract, and will not look to renew. According to a report by MMAFighting, Kongo’s long-time manager Anthony McGann […]
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Roy Nelson Management Not Interested In Cormier Booking
Following last weekend’s UFC 159 event, UFC President, Dana White announced that Roy Nelson will likely get a fight against Mark Hunt or Daniel Cormier. Hunt is set up on a collision course with JDS and Cormier is coming off his UFC debut win over Frank Mir. “Hey @danawhite ur right,” tweeted Cormier, shortly after […]
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Big Country Not Picky About Opponents: “I’m all about making everybody happy”
“I want to fight the best in the world. And fighting Daniel, you know, he’s an Olympian, I’d like to welcome him to UFC,” Nelson said after his win Saturday night. “As for Mark Hunt, if he gets past [dos Santos] that would be great. If he doesn’t, I’d still fight Mark Hunt because the […]
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Nelson Believes That Even With a Loss He Can Be Granted Title Shot
UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson (18-7) will battle Cheick Kongo (18-7-2) tomorrow night at UFC 159 in Newark, New Jersey. Nelson will be looking for his third straight win and if things go his way, his third straight by knockout. Even with a loss, however, Nelson believes that a title shot could still be around […]
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Bisping vs. Belcher Official for UFC 159 Co-Main Event | UFC News
A middleweight clash between two veteran fighters is scheduled for the co-main event of UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen. Michael ‘ The Count’ Bisping (23-5) will take on Alan ‘The Talent’ Belcher (18-7) in a fight that both fighters are looking to capitalize on as they are both coming off of losses. UFC 159 […]
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Cheick Kongo vs. Roy Nelson added to UFC 159 | UFC News
UFC officials recently announced that a heavyweight bout between Cheick Kongo (18-7-2 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC) and Roy Nelson (18-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has been added to the UFC 159 event scheduled for April 27. Kongo last saw action in July of 2012, where he scored a win over Shawn Jordan at UFC 149 in Calgary. With the win, […]
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The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Results: Nelson First To Stop Mitrione, Barry & Poirier Victorious
The Ultimate Fighter franchise has a new champion. Team Nelson’s Colton Smith decisively took out Canada’s top prospect Mike Ricci with a grueling three-round decision victory that displayed the Army Combative specialists superior grappling skill. Top featherweight fighter Dustin Poirier returned to the cage and the win column tonight in an impressive first round stoppage […]
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Pre-Fight Interview: Roy Nelson Talks Tonights Main Event Against Mitrione
“Big Country” Roy Nelson doesn’t really know how to answer a question straight. The Sarcastic big man is near impossible to get a straight answer from. However he does drive a simple point home in this video, he believes Matt Mitrione should have participated in VADA.
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Mitrione Denied VADA Testing Only Due To Inconvenience | UFC NEWS
“Roy asked me, I don’t remember what day it was, whatever day it was, it was probably a week and a half something like that ago,” Mitrione said. “I just never, I had a bunch of other things going on. It felt like a little bit of a distraction, I just wasn’t able to. I […]
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Quick Twitt | Roy Nelson Asks Matt Mitrione To Enlist into VADA Program | UFC NEWS
With Shane Carwin out and Matt Mitrione in, Roy Nelson goes on record via twitter to try and get his new opponent into the VADA testing program.
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Quick Twitt | Kongo Answers Criticism: Says He Didnt Turn Down Nelson Fight, Just Refuses To Fight On Short Notice | UFC NEWS
UFC President Dana White has never been a fan of his employees turning down short notice opportunities to help salvage events, just ask Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida. Recently he called out Cheick Kongo for his unwillingness to step up and replace Shane Carwin against Roy Nelson. Kongo took to twitter this afternoon to respond:
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White Growing Frustrated With Fighters Who Turn Down Fights | UFC NEWS
“(Kongo) turned down the fight whether it was on short notice or whatever. It’s the second fight he’s turned down in a row… It’s a lot more normal with guys who are worried about losing. Guys who are in a position where if they lose, you know what I mean? You’re either fighters or you’re […]
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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FRIDAYS EPISODE 10 RECAP AND RESULTS | UFC NEWS
Episode 10 – “Coming For You” – of The Ultimate Fighter® Fridays reality series aired Friday night on FX and featured two of this season’s four quarterfinal matchups. Despite a close first and second round between Team Carwin’s Neil Magny and Bristol Marunde, Magny claimed the win via unanimous decision. Viewers also watched as Team […]
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Quick Twitt | Dana White Confirms Kongo Turned Down Roy Nelson Bout | UFC NEWS
UFC president Dana White recently took to twitter and announced that UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo turned down a chance to face off with TUF coach, Roy Nelson, in the absence of the injured Shane Carwin.
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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FRIDAYS EPISODE 9 RECAP AND RESULTS | UFC NEWS
Episode nine – “Betrayal” – of The Ultimate Fighter Fridays reality series aired Friday night on FX and saw Team Carwin’s Mike Ricci dominate Team Nelson’s number one pick, Dom Waters in the final preliminary fight of the series via unanimous decision. The teams are now even, with four fighters each moving on to the […]
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TUF 16 Coaches Pass Pre-Fight Drug Tests | MMA News
Nice to finally see good news in the realm of MMA drug test results. TUF coaches Shane Carwin (12-2) and Roy Nelson (17-7) have both passed their pre-fight drug test for The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale which is set to take place on December 15th, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Resort in […]