Roy Nelson

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Roy Nelson (born June 20, 1976 in Las Vegas ) is an American mixed martial arts fighter . He was the heavyweight title holder of the International Fight League , won the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2009 and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship until April 2017 , before moving to Bellator . His combat statistics are 23 wins and 18 losses in 41 fights (as of April 2020). Nelson's ring name is Big Country .

Career

Beginnings and International Fight League

In high school, Nelson was a wrestler and played football and baseball . He also trained in karate and kung fu and in 2000 he started with jiu jitsu . He had his first two MMA fights on April 17, 2004 at the organizer Rage on the River , where he was able to defeat both opponents. After four more victories, including World Extreme Fighting , he suffered his first defeat in December 2006 at the Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations , a point decision. On January 19, 2007 he played his first fight in the IFL . After a further engagement for Bodog, he was to stay with the IFL . He defeated Mario Rinaldi and then suffered his second loss on points against Ben Rothwell . About three subsequent wins it came on December 29, 2007 to the heavyweight title fight against Antoine Jaoude . Nelson won by knockout shortly after the start of the second round and became IFL Heavyweight Champion . He defended this title against Fabiano Scherner and Brad Imes , both times by TKO in the first round.

According to the IFL

After the IFL went out of service, Nelson competed at an Elite Xtreme Combat event on October 4, 2008 against Andrei Arlovski and was knocked out in the second round. His next fight, against Jeff Monson on March 21, 2009 at Square Ring Promotions - March Badness , earned him a loss on points.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Then Roy Nelson signed up for the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter as a fighter. There he competed in the preliminary round in a highly regarded fight against Kimbo Slice and defeated him by TKO. In the final on December 5, 2009, he met Brendan Schaub , whom he knocked out in the first round. Roy Nelson was the winner of the season and won a contract with the UFC . In his first resulting fight he defeated Stefan Struve on March 31, 2010 by TKO after 39 seconds. Next he had to play against Junior dos Santos on August 7, 2010 , which earned him a point defeat. Nelson was soon feared for his clout in the UFC and celebrated numerous knockout victories. However, it was never enough for a title fight, as it regularly failed against the big opponents. On September 20, 2014 Nelson went against Mark Hunt for the first time KO himself.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ ESPN - Roy Nelson , accessed March 25, 2011
  2. ^ A b c Roy Nelson in the Sherdog database , accessed March 25, 2011.
  3. ^ A b Roy Nelson on UltimateFighter.com, accessed March 25, 2011
  4. ↑ Roy Nelson , toughenup.co.za, accessed 25 March 2011
  5. ↑ mmafighting.com - Kimbo Slice vs. Roy Nelson, Fourth Most-Watched MMA Fight Ever , accessed March 25, 2011
  6. ↑ latimes.com - Kimbo Slice loses to Roy Nelson, but you haven't seen the last of Kimbo Slice , accessed March 25, 2011
  7. ↑ mmafighting.com - Roy Nelson Beats Kimbo Slice on 'The Ultimate Fighter': What's Next? , accessed March 25, 2011

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personal data
SURNAME Nelson, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Big Country
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mixed martial arts fighter
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Las Vegas