Roy Nelson

Roy Nelson lost Saturday at UFC 143 to Fabricio Werdum by unanimous decision, but gained more fans at the fight. He took a beating of knees constantly from Werdum and it’s amazing he was able to keep going forward. For Nelson it’s a good thing he entered to the UFC when he did. If it were two or three years ago Nelson, 3-3 in the UFC, would have been cut no doubt Saturday and maybe even after his loss to Frank Mir. What do we do with Big Country? He keeps the UFC fun when he shows up to fights [...]

Roy “Big Country” Nelson captured the crown of season ten of The Ultimate Fighter with an impressive knockout victory over Brendan Schaub. The former IFL heavyweight champion followed up his UFC debut victory with another solid knockout victory against Stefan Struve at UFC Fight Night 21. While speaking to MMAWeekly.com, Big Country let his aspirations for bigger opportunities known. He was asked if he would welcome a fight with top contender Junior dos Santos and responded with, “I don’t really make those choices. I was saying I’d rather be fighting for the belt and be done with it. It’s the [...]

The UFC is putting on their third show in ten days and invading Bojangles Colliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina tonight for “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi.”

You can never get enough of free and live mixed martial arts on television and this event is no exception. Airing live on Spike TV as a lead-in to season 11 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Fight Night 21 features an incredible lightweight bout that matches Kenny Florian (12-4) up against Japanese superstar, “The Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi (31-5).

All 22 fighters participating in tomorrow night’s “UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi” event hit the scales this afternoon and successful made weight. Weigh-ins took place at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, which is the same venue that will host the fight night. UFC Fight Night 21 will be aired live on Spike TV and be followed immediately by the season premiere of  “The Ultimate Fighter 11.” The night’s card is headlined by a lightweight bout between two top contenders Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi. Gomi is a Japanese superstar who will be making his promotional debut. [...]