Roy Nelson wants his shot at Lesnar and knows he has to go through Dos Santos to get it
“Ultimate Fighter” season ten winner, Roy Nelson has been speaking about wanting a shot at the heavyweight gold currently around the waist of Brock Lesnar and how he plans on going through fellow heavy hitter, Junior dos Santos to get it.
Speaking via UFC.com, Nelson said:
“Anybody that actually follows the sport who actually knows my style and knows what I can do doesn’t underestimate me. I may not be a Greek god, or what people think a fighter looks like, but I’m definitely a fighter. Dos Santos is the pinnacle of guys in the UFC. He’s the number one contender for sure in the heavyweight division. Nobody wants to fight him in the UFC, hence why I’m here fighting him. I pretty much got an email from Joe Silva asking if I wanted to…actually, not even asking me if I wanted to, but telling me that I was fighting Dos Santos next, and here I am.”
“The only bug I ever planted in the UFC’s ear as far as wanting to fight someone was that I wanted to fight whoever had the belt, and at the time, that was Brock. I actually wanted a title shot in my first UFC fight. I tried to get on the comeback season of The Ultimate Fighter, but since I had never fought in the UFC, I wasn’t eligible. I didn’t care; I wanted to get whatever fast track to a title shot I could. I’m an older guy so I just want to get there as quickly as possible.”
“I was making pretty good money before I decided to try out for the show, but I knew if I just got into the UFC, things would happen for me. I know guys who were making $10,000 and the next thing you know, they’re millionaires, so the money wasn’t the issue. My goal has always been to win the belt and I knew then the money would follow. Fighting has never been about the money for me; it’s always been about proving myself against the best fighters in the world.”
“My toughest opponent is always me. Any fights that I’ve lost were all because of me. I know I was the better fighter in every one of them. The only person who actually beat me was myself. Some of them I’m sure I won and some of them were a result of questionable refereeing and judging, so our records are actually a lot closer if you look at it that way. I don’t sit and stew about my losses, I just work to make sure I don’t make the same mistakes twice,” Nelson says. “I think any opponent I have is tough. Junior has knocked out some tough guys. I think he has already fought for his title shot. When he beat Werdum, he should have fought for the title in his next fight. It’s one of those things. Styles make fights and we match up really well.”
“Brock is the champion. He proved that he is better than Carwin for two rounds, not just one. Carwin showed that he’s better than a lot of guys in the UFC heavyweight division. No matter who the fighter is, someone’s going to have their number. I think Carwin has Lesnar’s number, he just has to know it and pull the trigger and execute a good game plan. Everybody has holes and everybody has areas to improve. Some fighters don’t improve and some fighters do.”
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