Tagged: Roy Nelson

UFC champ Miocic opens as underdog vs. Ngannou

Published on Thursday, 12/7/17, at 9:52 a.m. Eastern. After destroying Alistair Overeem with a vicious left hook that put the perennial heavyweight contender asleep via first-round knockout in this past...

UFC Fight Night 39: Big Country favored vs. Big Nog

Published on Tuesday, 4/8/14, at 8:11 a.m. Eastern. Updated on Tuesday, 4/8/14, at 9:25 p.m. Eastern. By Brian Edwards –The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi...

UFC 166 Rewind: Velasquez finishes JDS in 5th

Published on Monday, 10/21/13, at 5:35 p.m. Eastern. By Brian Edwards Cain Velasquez destroyed Junior dos Santos to remain the UFC’s heavyweight champion Saturday night in Houston at Toyota Center,...

Big Country signs 9-fight deal with the UFC

Published on Thursday, 7/26/13, at 4:33 p.m. Eastern. By Brian Edwards –Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson (19-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has signed a new nine-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship....

UFC 161 Rewind: Miocic dominates Big Country

Published on Monday, 6/17/13, at 12:12 a.m. Eastern. By Brian Edwards The only way to begin any analysis of UFC 161 is by calling the show an immense disappointment. Shawn...

Dos Santos KOs Mir to retain heavyweight title

Published on May 27, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. By Brian Edwards Junior dos Santos predicted a second-round knockout and delivered just that to Frank Mir in his first title...