Following his uninspiring performance against Frank Mir at UFC 130, Roy Nelson is expected to meet with UFC president Dana White later this week to discuss his future in the UFC.
The one-sided loss to Mir has now put Nelson at 2-2 inside the Octagon, but it had not stopped “Big Country” from being any less cheerful than he was prior to his defeat, keeping the reporters who were present at the post-fight press conference entertained.
However, his boss seems to think otherwise about the mullet-wearing, rotund heavyweight.
“I thought Roy looked terrible tonight,” White told MMAJunkie.com.
“I thought it was terrible. I thought it was embarrassing.”
The former IFL heavyweight champion seemed to be on a roll upon his entrance into the UFC after earning a victory over Brendan Schaub to become The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 winner. He followed that up with another knockout win, this time over heavyweight prospect Stefan Struve.
But his recent string of losses has some critics questioning his credibility in the heavyweight division. And now, after showing obvious signs of fatigue in his bout with Mir, the idea of shedding some weight has now become an issue as well.
But Nelson doesn’t see his unorthodox size as an issue.
“I’ve just got to get bigger, stronger, faster—I think that’s really the only thing,” Nelson said.
“I just got outwrestled because my mindset was a little bit different. Mine was just ‘hit Frank in his face more than he hit me.’ I just got outwrestled.”
While some fans have requested for Nelson to possibly drop down to 205 lbs, White suggested he would rather see Nelson remain at heavyweight but weigh in much smaller than 260 lbs.
However, Nelson’s performance has resulted in a meeting with White, and whatever is decided for Nelson and his future in the UFC will likely not come without some criticism from the boss himself.
“I’m not happy about the performance from either [Nelson or Mir],” White said.
“When you’re the co-main or the main event, you’ve got to go out there and perform and look good. When you don’t, you’re going to hear my opinion about it—and the fans and the media, I’m sure.”
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