UFC MMA fans: Roy "Big Country" Nelson?

[korovamilkdud]

What is UP with this guy?

It's hard to say anything else about him. His conditioning is obviously BAD, and yet he's been a terror thus far.

Thoughts?.. (I'm looking at you Mattt).

[The Golden Boy]

In a big country dreams stay with you like a lover's voice across a mountain side.

Stay alive.

[korovamilkdud]

There's a bright golden haze on the meadow..
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow...

[80's_Metal]

you don't have to be all ripped and cut like a bodybuilder to be a good fighter...

That being said I think he sux

[korovamilkdud]

you don't have to be all ripped and cut like a bodybuilder to be a good fighter...

That being said I think he sux

Fair enough, but as of yet I've seen little evidence to suggest that he sux.

I have no emotional attachment to Roy either way.

Maybe he's the real deal.

Maybe he's little more than a pawn.

That's exactly why I posted this thread.

I'm looking for opinions.

[karpathion]

Dude just keeps on winning. I'm not a big fan, but so far I can't say he's too bad.

[bungalowbill]

He hits hard and he knows his ground game....he made old Kimbo Slice look like he didn't even know how to scrap and he knocked out 2 very well trained and respected fighters.....not TKOs...really knocked out.

Judging a book by it's cover isn't always productive.

[SrDeMaFp]

Personally, I don't like him. He looks like a slob and reminds me of Tim Sylvia. Like Sylvia though, he manages to win somehow. How? I don't know. Regardless, he wins and that's what counts.

[korovamilkdud]

I can see the TV value in what he's got going on (much like Tank had)... but I don't know how much of that is just gimmicky attention-garnering and how much of Roy is actual martial artist.

Yeah, time will tell I guess. I'm interested to see how he'd do against a Lesnar or Mir myself. In the meantime he's making bank and getting noticed at least.

[Skullkrusher]

I like Roy. Hope he does well.

ROY VS. MIR

[korovamilkdud]

Cobra Kai Jiu Jitsu.

[blueslegend8]

did you see his fight last night? 39sec TKO. he's throws some powerful blows. he reminds me of some of the founding fighters in UFC. back in the bare-knuckle days.

[CapoFirstFret]

I like Roy. Hope he does well.

ROY VS. MIR

Man that was intense, but straight up grappling. It's a different story when strikes come into it. That being said, Roy's coach was getting on my nerves during that whole video.

[Bludave]

What is UP with this guy?

It's hard to say anything else about him. His conditioning is obviously BAD, and yet he's been a terror thus far.

Thoughts?.. (I'm looking at you Mattt).

Actually I don't think his conditioning is much different then a lot of the other fighters. I watched a video of his training regiment and he does a lot of cardio & running as well as wrestling & grappling, but he packs a lot of power in that right hand. I just think he likes to eat like most people. He is a hell of a fighter!

[80's_Metal]

I guess I shouldn't have said he sux, maybe that I'm not all that fond of the guy.

Tank could hit much harder than roy though.... but tank couldn't wrestle and had no conidtioning, thus tank doesn't fight anymore.

[korovamilkdud]

Ah, s'all good.


I just haven't seen evidence of suckery as of yet. I do agree with Mattt that the gut will do nothing to help him. His stamina and flexibility especially are both going to suffer.

But who knows...he might be 6 months away from trimming down and getting serious about his conditioning, at which point he won't look much different from any of the other heavyweights.

[SrDeMaFp]

I'm interested to see how he'd do against a Lesnar or Mir myself.

That video above was pretty impressive, I gotta say. If Lesnar brushes up on his ground game, I don't think Nelson could touch him unless he gets a lucky shot in. Lesnar is a monster. We all saw how Nelson did against Mir in that vid, though. I think he could repeat that at the "big show". Mir's too cocky to the point of apathy these days, it seems. At UFC 111 last weekend, Mir just seemed careless in there. When he got dropped by Carwin that arena went nuts. I haven't heard that loud of an ovation at any event in years past. It was nuts. It had to come across loud on TV too. Just unreal being there.