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19/03/10 - Roy Nelson thinks he is too much, too soon for Stefan Struve
Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson thinks his Fight Night 21 clash with Stefan Struve may have come a little early for the tall young Dutchman. The Ultimate Fighter season ten winner is going to considerably outweigh his tall but slim opponent on the night an expects to win by having “a few more tricks up [my] sleeve”.
“He is a great kid with a great record, 22-3 and he is 3-1 in the UFC. But I think our paths may have crossed a little early for him. He is a young kid, 21, I know he has a lot to look forward to…” Nelson mused to Fighters Only this week.
“I think its definitely going to be a ‘different’ fight. You’ve got a 6’ 11” guy against a 5’ 5” guy, tall and slinky against short in stature. I think I am a little bit better in some aspects. I think my experience… actually I cant even say that, he has more fights than I do, haha! I think it will just come down to who wants it more. He is young hungry kid and I am a hungry old kid. I need to eat.”
Because he looks so young, some fighters fall into the trap of not taking Struve seriously. But his baby-face hides a killer instinct and a very rounded skillset. Nelson is not going to make the same mistake that others have by taking Struve lightly.
“I take every fight seriously, even my fight with Kimbo I took serious. You have to go in there and have a good gameplan and keep your head. One of the things I always do is take everyone serious because [MMA] is like football, any given Sunday any team can win,” he says.
Fight Night 21 takes place on Wednesday March 31st and will be headlined by a clash between Kenny Florian and Takanori Gomi which holds massive implications for the top end of the welterweight division. Immediately after the event - which airs on Spike TV - viewers can see the premiere episode of TUF season 11, which is already grabbing headlines thanks to the many rumours swirling round Tito Ortiz.
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