A heavyweight rematch between Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson co-headlined tonight\u2019s Bellator 216 event in Uncasville, Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cro Cop and Nelson had first met at UFC 137 in October of 2011, with \u201cBig Country<\/a>\u201d emerging victorious by way of third-round TKO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2 MMA) was most recenlty seen in action at RIZIN<\/a> 13, where he scored a first-round TKO victory Roque Martinez. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The victory marked Cro Cop’s ninth in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for Roy Nelson, “Big Country” will enter tonight\u2019s rematch with Cro Cop looking to rebound, this after losing his past two fights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In his most recent effort at Bellator 207, \u201cBig Country\u201d suffered a first-round knockout loss to Sergei Kharitonov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roy Nelson (23-16 MMA) entered tonight’s contest having lost seven of his past ten fights overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tonight’s rematch was a back and forth affair. Cro Cop was able to chip away at Nelson with some big low kicks, while “Big Country” fired back with some timely punches, namely uppercuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After fifteen minutes of action, the judges in attendance awarded Mirko Cro Cop with the unanimous decision victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out how the pros reacted to tonight’s Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson rematch at Bellator 216 below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n