Roy Nelson's latest attempt at getting the internet fans all fired up. In other news: Roy Nelson...

Roy Nelson's latest attempt at getting the internet fans all fired up.

In other news: Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve is now signed and official for UFN 21, according to MMA Junkie.

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Nelson/Struve is a good fight. I like this matchup.

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by thisredengine on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

this is a fight i'm interested in. short chubby guy vs tall lean guy.

i’ll take struve by submission.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 2, 2010 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

you really think struve can sub nelson who is one of the top HW grapplers who sub’d Mir?

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by thisredengine on Feb 2, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

everytime i see struve he keeps getting better.

why not.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 2, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If someone was going to get submitted in this fight

I’d bet a lot of money on it being Roy submitting Struve.

by Scott Haber on Feb 2, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This

by ufc4 on Feb 2, 2010 5:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

ch-yeah

We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.

by Robert Downey Sr. on Feb 2, 2010 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The only way you would think otherwise, is if you were brainwashed by Dana’s Roy shit talking in TUF10.

by grein on Feb 2, 2010 7:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep.

"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."

by AJB on Feb 3, 2010 6:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nelson did NOT submit Mir

He beat him on points. Nothing personal…I’m just annoyed with folks constantly referring to Nelson submitting Mir at a grappling tournament when it never happened.

He submited Vera and then beat Mir and Diego on points in a one-day tournament.

by Scott Haber on Feb 2, 2010 4:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, confused the MIr and Vera matches. Either way, his credentials can’t be passed over. Mir, Vera, and Diego are all tops.

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by thisredengine on Feb 2, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, certainly

I didn’t mean to take away from Nelson’s grappling credentials…I just wanted to correct an error that’s pretty common on MMA sites.

by Scott Haber on Feb 2, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not sweating it man.

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by thisredengine on Feb 2, 2010 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dj5xMeXybs

For anyone interested in seeing the match they also have the Sanchez vs Nelson one. I wish I could find footage from Nelson vs Vera because unless my memory fails me he won via double kneebar.

by Lyrias on Feb 2, 2010 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It was a regular kneebar

he just had his arm around the other leg as well:

by Scott Haber on Feb 2, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw the Mir vs Nelson grappling match, and Mir was dominating until it looked like he just gassed.

by chrisbboy82 on Feb 2, 2010 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well to be fair, even competing against Mir in a grappling tourney is impressive.

Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.

by Day Man on Feb 2, 2010 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

competing?

Sure, but he also won by a 15-2 score if memory serves.

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by KrmtDfrog on Feb 2, 2010 5:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nelson is brilliant on the ground, but that’s also been Struve’s forte so far. Will Struve learn from the Buentello fight and not be so reckless on his feet? Roy has a lot more power than you’d think from looking at him.

I think Nelson has to be the favourite in this fight.

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by Llewdor on Feb 2, 2010 4:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think Nelson has to be the favourite in this fight.

If I were making a line for this fight I’d go Nelson -165, Struve +135

Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.

by Day Man on Feb 2, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Further apart. Nelson has power in his strikes and Struve showed that he doesn’t know how to use his reach to keep a smaller striker away from him. Nelson is very hard to take down, and has an advantage in skill on the ground. And for all Struve’s length provides him with opportunities for triangles, armbars, etc., against a skilled power grappler (who is likely to rotund for even Struve to put in a body triangle), his length will also be a disadvantage in that there’s more of him to grab ahold of. Struve will have to make a major jump in skill from his last fight to this one to have a chance.

"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."

by AJB on Feb 3, 2010 6:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

once struve gains 40 lbs he'll be a force

hes just too skinny and weak at this point

by milk72 on Feb 2, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

struve took a solid shot to the face from buentello and was knocked down and then recovered

and won the fight. i don’t think roy nelson can hit as hard a p.b imo. i say s. struve by triangle choke. i think struve will be more of an +175.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 2, 2010 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Curious to see how Struve’s submission game fares against Nelson’s great top control. Also curious to see if Struve’s striking has evolved to use his considerable reach as to be effective against an underrated striker like Nelson.

Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.

by Day Man on Feb 2, 2010 4:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Flagged

for trolling. Roy Nelson should be banned.

"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe

by pdl on Feb 2, 2010 4:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Roy Nelson is the best troll

Struve really needs to escape the clutches of Dirty Bob and join Golden Glory. Definitely an intriguing bit of matchmaking, should be a really fun fight no matter where it goes.

by Lyrias on Feb 2, 2010 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Roy Nelson is the best troll

Chael Sonnen has him beat.

No one can whip an internet feeding frenzy like Sonnen.

by Steve4192 on Feb 2, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t believe I forgot Sonnen’s accomplished trolling game

by Lyrias on Feb 2, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No way he should ditch the GG training regime. That scrawny frame just screams for horsemeat.

by WanderleiNoooooo! on Feb 2, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Struve is so fascinating in that he is a very decent grappler, yet his camp is run by the only man to ever be tapped by Wandy. I cannot imagine how much better he would be if he spent a year under the GG banner.

by Lyrias on Feb 2, 2010 11:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

wish he was fighting toney

i wanna see toney get submitted via bellyfat

by milk72 on Feb 2, 2010 5:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yes

I would def like to see Toney get stuck in a belly crucifix and have the ref stop the fight due to Roy’s chinese water torture punches.

Mark it 8 Dude.

by MostDiabolicalHater on Feb 2, 2010 6:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There would be more rolls in that fight than there is at the bakery.

"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."

by AJB on Feb 3, 2010 6:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

check out the pic I posted at the bottom of the page

"Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Throw to stay the stranger
Swore to crush his bones
Move by will alone "

by mr.bungle on Feb 3, 2010 6:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I always get the impression Roy tries to be this funny fat dude.

Instead, he’s just a fat dude. Skilled, but not funny.

You have to be the man... you have to be very, like, alpha male with her. You know? Decide what you do and everything. So, show her who's the boss, you know? - GSP

by pud333 on Feb 2, 2010 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

counterpoint

by Lyrias on Feb 2, 2010 11:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

BIG COUNTRY would smother toney. I'm sure he could get it to the ground before some huge KO.

by J_Maddux on Feb 3, 2010 2:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I imagine it will look something like this...

"Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Throw to stay the stranger
Swore to crush his bones
Move by will alone "

by mr.bungle on Feb 3, 2010 6:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’m a huge Struve fan. When I heard he signed with the UFC I knew we were in for some exciting submissions. The dude’s young and talented. I think he has something like 14 out of 17 or 18 wins by submission. But in his earlier fights he was too reminiscent of Corey Hill. Too tall and not enough muscle mass. And it’s shown in the Dos Santos fight and most recently in the Buentello fight. Although he did look a little bit bigger against Paul. He’s since said he will be adding more mass and that will only make him that much more dangerous. Check out some of his fights on mmalinker.com. His submissions are some of the slickest possible at HW. I fully expect struve to take what ever Fatboy has to give, provided Roy can get in close enough, and to dish out enough to either TKO Roy or get him to the ground and take his back for the RNC.

"Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Throw to stay the stranger
Swore to crush his bones
Move by will alone "

by mr.bungle on Feb 3, 2010 6:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

If Struve can take Nelson’s back and keep it, I’ll eat my hat.

"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."

by AJB on Feb 3, 2010 6:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You’ll be eating that hat unless Struve makes the same mistake he did against P.B. and try for the RNC with HIS back against the cage. He does that and Struve’s not submitting anyone.

"Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Throw to stay the stranger
Swore to crush his bones
Move by will alone "

by mr.bungle on Feb 3, 2010 6:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That was pretty embarassing seeing a talented submission artist not realized he won’t get the submission being as tall and lankey as he is while going for the RNC with his back against the cage.

"Pure as we begin
Here we have a stone
Throw to stay the stranger
Swore to crush his bones
Move by will alone "

by mr.bungle on Feb 3, 2010 6:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs