Roy Nelson, pictured here with Forrest Griffin and an epic beard, looks to be in the best shape of his career in advance of his fight with Mirko Cro Cop this Saturday at UFC 137.
Nelson has also amped up his training camp, putting in time at Xtreme Couture, as well as with his last opponent, Frank Mir.
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forrest is a big big 205'er
and roys looking lean mean!
let hope his beard brings him more luck than brocks..
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First thing I thought was
damn Forrest is a big fucker!!! I think that Roy’s going to put an end to this sad Cro Cop denouement, submission 2nd round.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 25, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
yes
does anyone else think he could gets some nice paydays at Heavyweight?
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He'd killed killed against the best,
but since there’s no threat of his being a title contender anymore, I wouldn’t mind seeing him open it up for whatever “big” fights are available to him.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 26, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm...killed killed, a dire prophecy indeed:)
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 26, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I know black is slimming
But man, Roy looks tiny compared to his usual kegsized self
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“roy is a small heavyweight and can make 145 easy cause forrest is taller ololol”
by sanfrecce on Oct 25, 2011 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
When did we become a video game forum?
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by halitosis on Oct 25, 2011 11:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
You're late
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 26, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Roy could make 205 though
cut out the double whoppers and he’ll lean out.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 27, 2011 7:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully
he starts coming out to “Grapefruit Diet”
by Trysdor on Oct 25, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Awesome. Just awesome.
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by Richard Wade on Oct 25, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I have heard Forrest is big.
But Damn man. Had no idea he was that big. I I have a friend who has trained with him in the past and said he was huge but my friend competes at 125 lbs so I just assumed he was big in comparison. After seeing that pic though he seems every bit as big as my friend said he was.
by fightersvizion on Oct 25, 2011 5:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i'd like to see forrest fight at hw
beef up forrest, BEEF UP
FART
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uha9CPiHkec
roy looks in shape. belly isnt even there
i love cro cop….but i see roy finishing him
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I seriously thought that was Zach Galifianakis in that picture.

by M.Sphinx on Oct 25, 2011 5:37 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Lol
Me too
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by DonnMcslick on Oct 25, 2011 5:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Small Country?
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Liechtenstein?
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 25, 2011 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Nice.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 25, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
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by GorillaHobo on Oct 25, 2011 5:58 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
best. typo. ever.
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by Hendo_One-Shot on Oct 25, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
First Brock and now Roy...
It is now a scientific fact that beards make you lose weight.
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Come on Cro Cop
Roy can’t push you around and tire you out with his big ole belly!
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I think this picture shows how forest needs to move up to heavyweight. That would be awesomeness
by troyd on Oct 25, 2011 6:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I don't know about this.
For those who know more about grappling than me: Does Roy rely on his size a lot for controlling guys? If so, it seems like losing a lot of weight could be detrimental.
Isn't that Dan "Puddin' Pop" Hardy?
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 25, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
It getting a bit much
when I can recognize fighters by their tattoos:), though Dan’s is pretty…distinctive.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 26, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Someday Roy is going to wake up look back and regret that he wasted most of his prime not getting the most out of his body, and talent.
by dpk875 on Oct 25, 2011 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Why? In general heavyweights are not as skilled as Light Heavyweights. He was obviously taking advantage of the fact he could grapple and throw hands, which alone can get him wins over a lot of people in the heavyweight division.
by discoandherpes on Oct 25, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that concept is ridiculous to me as well.
Maybe Roy’s cardio would be better, but is he going to cut a bunch of weight and take on Jon Jones, Rashad, Shogun, Lyoto and Rampage all of a sudden? Roy’s got talent, but it’s not elite talent, and there’s no reason to assume he’d gain enough speed to make it worth his while.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 26, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
True
He could have added lean mass while dropping fat and been a very effective 245-250 pound guy…
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