{"id":84171,"date":"2014-01-30T07:18:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T15:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=84171"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:11:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:11:37","slug":"roy-nelson-insists-nsac-bid-is-not-for-publicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/roy-nelson-insists-nsac-bid-is-not-for-publicity\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Nelson insists NSAC bid is not for publicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/the-ultimate-fighter-16-finale-results-nelson-first-to-stop-mitrione-barry-poirier-victorious\/roy-nelson2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47418\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47418\" title=\"roy nelson2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/roy-nelson2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/roy-nelson2.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/roy-nelson2-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/roy-nelson2-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight contender, Roy Nelson, recently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/roy-nelson-has-applied-for-keith-kizers-position-looking-head-up-nevada-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">applied for Keith Kizer&#8217;s vacant seat<\/a> as the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), a move he insists was not a publicity stunt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Big Country&#8221; told<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/1\/29\/5358706\/roy-nelson-eyeing-nogueira-fight-insists-application-for-vacant-nac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> &#8216;UFC Tonight<\/em>&#8216;s&#8217; Ariel Helwani<\/a> that his desire for the position is all about opportunity, stating that if it were to come down to a popularity contest, he may actually have a chance to win.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Kizer took on the job in 2006 and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/keith-kizer-resigns-as-nsac-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted his resignation<\/a> on January 27, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson has been <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/big-nog-vs-roy-nelson-in-the-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">linked to fight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira<\/a> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/white-confirms-return-to-abu-dhabi-in-2014-among-global-expansion-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC&#8217;s return to Abu Dhabi<\/a> in either April or May, although nothing has been made official.<\/p>\n<p>Roy Nelson&#8217;s boss, UFC President Dana White, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/dana-white-calls-roy-nelson-a-f-moron-for-applying-to-nsac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was not impressed when he caught wind of &#8220;Big Country&#8217;s&#8221; NSAC application<\/a>, stating the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;What a f&#8211;king moron,&#8221; said White on Monday &#8220;Let me tell you what, if he puts in an application at f&#8211;king Kinko&#8217;s, he isn&#8217;t getting that job. Let alone the Nevada State Athletic Commission.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What do you think Penn Nation, is Nelson the man for the job? Sound off!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight contender, Roy Nelson, recently applied for Keith Kizer&#8217;s vacant seat as the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), a move he insists was not a publicity stunt. &#8220;Big Country&#8221; told &#8216;UFC Tonight&#8216;s&#8217; Ariel Helwani that his desire for the position is all about opportunity, stating that if it were to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":47418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10086],"tags":[104,255,9,649,676,797,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Roy Nelson insists NSAC bid is not for publicity | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/roy-nelson-insists-nsac-bid-is-not-for-publicity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roy Nelson insists NSAC bid is not for publicity | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UFC heavyweight contender, Roy Nelson, recently applied for Keith Kizer&#8217;s vacant seat as the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), a move he insists was not a publicity stunt. &#8220;Big Country&#8221; 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