UFC Quick Quote: Roy Nelson is still training at the country club
by James Kimball on Mar 31, 2010 11:36 AM EDT
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"Stefan [Struve] is one of those guys who is the future of the sport. He's the new mold for MMA fighters. He has good striking and submissions... I'm the type of guy that just trains hard and doesn't do anything special for my opponents. It's hard to replicate that type of size; I tried to get in touch with Shaq [O'Neal], but never heard from him... I'm still training at the house; we call it the "country club." We try to make it so it doesn't seem like work, it's just fun."
The Ultimate Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson will make his first appearance inside the Octagon since winning the reality show last December tonight at UFC Fight Night 21. The man who he is set to face, 6'11" Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve, is as unique of a fighter as there is in the sport of mixed martial arts. But in talking to Larry Pepe during MMAmania.com's exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio this week, "Big Country" admitted that he's doing nothing different to prepare for Struve's size. Nelson also added that instead of joining a reputable training camp to try to take his game to the next level, he is content to just train at his house, which has now been dubbed the "country club." So, do we think Roy is just setting himself up for failure with his lack of specialized training for Stefan? Or, will the former IFL champion's experience be too much for the young Dutch heavyweight? Opinions please.
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Oh man, how could you not like Roy?
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
It's easy
Just have money on the other guy.
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
yep thats the only way
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
usually I'd disagree
But in this case it works! the prop bets for tonights event are up and I don’t know what to put my money on!
personally, I would never bet money on a fighter that trains in his own home!
with all the great camps out there today…he is just a fool to be self trained from his own home.
Imagine what his career could have been if he werent his own trainer and his own manager. What a dumb Fock!
War Struve!
Its almost Gomi time bitches!
Yeah John.
You enjoy watching Gomi get elbowed into bloody mess tonight.
gomi time!
Serioulsy, i love a lot of fighters, but Gomi has to be in my all time top 5 favorite fighters in mma! Seeing Gomi in the Octagon is a dream come true!
gomi will be the 1st to tell you that he is lazy! He accomplished everything one could possibly accomplish in Japan and I think it hindered him in his past couple of fights. A motivated Fireball kid is one bad mofo!
I dont think he is motivated to fight Kenny, I think the motivation comes from starting from scratch and trying to make a name for himself in the USA based UFC! Gomi is one of the few Pride guys with a real good chance of being successfull. Most Pride guys that transitioned to the UFC had the "achiles heel" of being novice wrestlers! Gomi is one helluva wrestler who has beaten better fighters then Kenny has ever beaten!
Gomi tooled Mach Sakurai! Sorry but I would never see Kenny beating Mach! NEVER!
Fighting Kenny is tough enough as it is, but to fight him in your Octagon debut, where the atmosphere and rules are completly different from what he is used to is a huge challenge! If Gomi knocks out Kenny, which he is fully capable of doing, then LW’s (minus BJ), better watch the Fock out! At LW, only BJ rivals Gomi’s KO power. He hits harder then every single other UFC LW on Zuffa’s roster! Add his Granite chin, and stellar wrestling to the equation and he could make some serious noise in the UFC!
Personally, I am drooling over seeing Gomi in the cage with Buffer announcing his name!
I be willing to bet that I am Gomi’s biggest fan on this entire site!
Of Course, I vowed a long time ago, to stay away from predictions were a fighter who has fought his entire life in Japan, making his Octagon debut, because I do believe that there is an adjustment period that needs to be respected before we see a Japanese mma fighter fight at his potential in the octagon. NO prediction here, but by now, you guys should know who I will be rooting for!
your getting me pretty excited for this john
im leaving work early and gomi’s my underdog pick tonight so i hope your right, the adjustment period is a problem but at the very least this will be a great fight either way…
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
by DrewMoney$$$ on Mar 31, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here john. I've always been a gomi fan.
His fights in pride were amazing. & I’m hoping he knocks out Kflo so we can see gomi get another crack at Penn. Gomi of the exciting LW’s on the planet. can’t w8 for this fight!
by d*locc on Mar 31, 2010 7:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This is the 40th guy I've seen you say is in your top 5. You're a crazy bastard, John.
"GSP (ESP) is the most predictable fighter in the UFC"
nice to see that he talks well of his opponent..i like that..
though i have a hard time not thinking fat=lazy…but he is quick and he is skilled..i dunno..a lil flab is ok..but this guy is rotund.. and gut smothering is one of his tools..
yeah but anyone can hold him down and apply the “pink belly” technique
Roy could be in real danger of tapping out
by Bigger Zino on Mar 31, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
wait? he tried to get shaqs a hole?
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
by DrewMoney$$$ on Mar 31, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
the gigantic gut
makes it pretty easy to tell that he trains at home. of course he doesn’t want to go to an elite camp cause he would get worked too hard. that said, he will most likely dominate Struve.
by Geno Mrosko on Mar 31, 2010 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Crazy
Carwin is a part time fighter, Roy trains out of his house….some guys are just good at fighting I guess.
Carwin isn't a part time fighter
He’s a full time fighter and part time engineer. He thinks of engineering as a hobby that he gets paid for but he trains as hard as anyone.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Ah
My bad, I was under the impression it was the other way around
by domino effect on Mar 31, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
im amazed by this guy everytime he gets into the cage or ring.
With that body?
Open up the Shit Gates and God Bless Marv
He was talking about doing that actually
But he probally realized Big Country wouldn’t be the same?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
How much food
do you have to eat to get that chunky? Bear in mind he’s training aswell burning off calories.
why does the college football season have to be so fucking far away???
from the bcs championship bowl till the first day of college football is freaking miserable and lonely and sad…everyday is like watching a jon fitch fight
man the best game next year is gonna be virginia tech vs boise state…how freaking sick is that?
but roy nelson got this all day long
"you have received a warning...watch the homophobic remarks, seriously. you must hit 'ok' to acknowledge this warning and continue"
- MMAMANIA
as long as i can still say i hate the french and canadians from quebec its all good
So does he ask his neighbors to spar with him?
I bet it’s pretty annoying when his wife yells at him to take out the trash in the middle of training.
"To me, MMA is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography and the dancers hit each other."
I read a good interview with big country
He says most guys train twice a day and pace themselves, he goes hard for an hour and a half, no pacing, just hard work! I personally say do what works for you. It’s not ideal and he will never be UFC champ, but his goal is to fight and make money so good for him!
Kevin, I just see this guy as a gatekeeper. Nothing to do with his physique, just his overall skills. How do you think he will do vs. Struve?
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
idk
I’m torn, prop bets are up and the odds point to a Nelso ko.
I really don’t know’ same as Gomi. If he had come to AKA to train, I’d give him a good shot, but if he was lazy in japan, I got Kenny by domination
how sickening is that.
I do everything I can to avoid TMZ.. but it seems to taking over everything.
I guess TMZ will attract the mongaloids to spend/follow our precious sport.
Growing pains.
I like TMZ
my wife pokes fun because Im 100% not interested in celebrity news, but fascinated by tmz. I know it makes no sense!
nancy grace is another one of my favs!
I used to love Nancy during the Natalee Hollaway headlines
but she and her lawyers are a bunch of broken records.. I have no time for them. Plus all of her stories are about kids getting abused and murdered or fluff … like we need another show talking about Tiger Woods.
I actually have a not bad Nancy Grace Impression I do… funny stuff.
UNLEASH THE LAWYERS!
I agree
her stories are heart breaking, what I like is she keeps stories that aren’t in the news anymore relevant and in the news. Last night they were talking about sandra Bullock and Jesse James and I turned the channel, to me it’s a non story, people cheat everyday, it’s not news it’s human nature!
But it's Sandra Bullock!
Who cheats on Sandra Bullock? IMO she’s one of the three most beautiful women in Hollywood. Don’t know who the other two are, but I’m leaving a little wiggle room.
And now Jesse James is using the tried and true celebrity cop-out of rehab. Because if he goes to rehab it means he has an addiction, and if he has an addiction it’s a disease and not his fault.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
lmao
I love that addiction is a disease excuse. coming from an addict who’s been through a few stints in rehab and been sober over 4 yrs, I don’t even buy into all that disease B.S. It’s like people saying tiger woods gave this great Q&A session. quoting and regurgitating what every addict says (“stripping through to the real you” etc) isn’t a great interview, it’s quoting B.S.
it works so far
he has won quite a few in a row but over some really green people that came from these huge camps.. I say train at home save your money and train your way as long as you keep winning
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