source | YahooSports.com Hunt, who said he began his training camp at an astounding 340 pounds, weighed 284 on Thursday in Japan, a UFC source confirmed to Yahoo Sports. That means that by the 4 p.m. Tokyo time weigh-in, Hunt will have to shed an additional 19 pounds to make …
source | FoxSports® “I don’t think there’s actually a greatest heavyweight,” Nelson told FOX Sports when asked if Fedor still sat as the king of the mountain. “I think with every heavyweight there’s a style that makes for a different fight with different fighters. Styles always make fights and everybody …
UFC® Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson Date: September 20, 2014 Venue: Saitama Super Arena(Saitama, Japan) Mard Card (UFC® Fight Pass, 3:30am et) Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson Takanori Gomi vs. Myles Jury Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Amir Sadollah Rin Nakai vs. Miesha Tate Alex Caceres vs. Masanori Kanehara Kyoji Horiguchi …
UFC Fight Night 39: Minotauro vs. Nelson Date: April 11, 2014 Venua: DU Arena (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Main Card (UFC Fight Pass, 2:00 PM ET) Roy Nelson def. Antonio Nogueira by KO (Punch, 1st Round, 3:37) Clay Guida def. Tatsuya Kawajiri by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ryan Laflare def. John Howard …
source | MMAFighting.com Having won The Ultimate Fighter 10, which drew the highest ratings of the franchise, Nelson did say he thought that he’d already left a mark on the fight game, even if his career were to end today. When asked what that mark is, he pointed to his …
“I didn’t feel like it was a fight, just a good sparring match,” says Big Country. “I was back in the gym on Monday.” “I just got out pointed. It’s nothing against Daniel. You know, Daniel – excellent game plan, played it to a tee. I just wish I had …
OF-THE-NIGHT-BONUS’ Fight of the Night: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Knockout of the Night: John Dodson Submission of the Night: Tony Ferguson RESULTS Main Card (Live Pay-per-view, 10 PM ET) Cain Velasquez defeated Junior Dos Santos by TKO (Ref Stoppage, 5th Round, 3:09) Daniel Cormier defeated Roy Nelson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Gilbert Melendez defeated Diego …
source | MMAJunkie.com “This has actually probably been the crappiest camp I’ve ever had, so it is what it is,” Nelson said “I still had some of my core guys, but I lost (Muhammed) Lawal,” Nelson said. “I lost Ryan Martinez. … He broke his hand. It was one of …
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III Date: October 19, 2013 Venue: Toyota Center MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos – for heavyweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan John Dodson vs. Darrell Montague …
source | BloodyElbow.com UMonday morning, during a Sherdog interview, Nelson released a photo of himself via Facebook that really got MMA fans and media talking. He’s obviously shed some weight, and is looking extraordinarily fit. Cormier has made no secret that this fight is a stopping point on his way down …
by Steven Marrocco | MMAJunkie.com Daniel Cormier is on a mission to trim Roy Nelson’s hair, and UFC President Dana White is ready to hand him the shears. “I don’t blame (Cormier),” White told a small group of reporters on Monday in Los Angeles. “I wouldn’t want that nasty …
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III Date: October 19, 2013 Venue: Toyota Center MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos – for heavyweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan John Dodson vs. Darrell Montague …
by jerem botter | Chron.com A heavyweight grudge match between Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier has been added as the co-main event of the UFC 166 fight card in Houston. The UFC confirmed the fight with the Houston Chronicle on Monday evening. Nelson vs. Cormier is expected to serve as …
Daniel Cormier writes up his own contract for Roy Nelson. BOOM! Here you go @roynelsonmma , u get the idea. @danawhite Ur job is done congrats on the new deal Roy DC pic.twitter.com/yKmZ9XRpDc — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 18, 2013
By Ariel Helwani | MMAFighting.com Cormier told MMAFighting.com on Thursday that he wants to fight Nelson at UFC 166 on Oct. 19 in Houston in what will be his last fight at heavyweight. “Roy and I still have some unfinished business,” Cormier said. “I hope he re-signs with the …
Keep in mind these are UFC specific rankings. Heavyweight Champion: Cain Velasquez 1 Junior dos Santos 2 Daniel Cormier 3 Fabricio Werdum 4 Antonio Silva 5 Alistair Overeem +1 6 Frank Mir +1 7 Roy Nelson -2 8 Stipe Miocic *NR 9 Travis Browne -1 10 Josh Barnett *NR Lightheavyweight …