Dude looks haggard.

Along with Nick Diaz, Rampage (some times), Chael Sonnen, and Frank Mir, I’ve always enjoyed Roy Nelson’s interviews.

I really didn’t like him on TUF, I especially hated the crucifix/belly hold/tap on head method of winning fights, but he has won me over since then. I’ve had to conclude it was the editing of the show plus the persona a fighter has to adopt to succeed in that format.

I’m so happy to hear another fighter say that top position in a street fight means you’re winning, so it should mean the same in MMA. I feel like the judging should reflect the street fight / no holds barred philosophy of UFC’s origin. Scores should be weighted towards the fighter that has the best chance of continuing to victory if there wasn’t a time limit.

Obviously, the third / fifth round would carry the heaviest weight in terms of who would win. Using the Frankie Edgar v Gray Maynard II fight, Gray came out strong in the first, but had that fight continued for an hour, it was pretty clear to me that Frankie Edgar would ultimately have walked away while Gray stayed on the ground recovering.

Bisping would have lost by submission / KO to Wanderlei; he was literally saved by the bell twice. As a judge, I’d count that sick guillotine at the end of Rd 2, maybe as a 10-8 or even a 10-7.

Sure, that’s way more subjective than calling the fight strictly by what was demonstrated during the time constraints, but let’s face it, MMA judging has been far too subjective all along, and the current system does nothing to answer the original question: what fighting system proves superior in an unlimited situation (with just enough safety to ensure competitors can return to fight again)?

I’m not an advocate of Lay n Pray, but I still have to look at a fight and figure if one guy continuously puts the other guy on his back, he has a superior fighting system that would win outside of the octagon.

thanks for shooting and sharing :)
is ther a part 2?

roy speaks well, but hope he strategises to take less damage while fighting more effectively.