Making Gunnar Nelson: Set to prove potential

Everyone seemingly knew who Gunnar Nelson was even before he entered the UFC Octagon for the first time in September of 2012. Yes, he was undefeated in 10 mixed martial arts fights, but it was his grappling that drew the most attention. A black belt in jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie, Nelson had won gold in the 2009 IBJJF Pan Ams and silver in that year’s IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu championship, all by the age of 21, making him that rarest of rarities: a true phenom.But what may have intrigued the most about Nelson wasn’t his talent, but where he came from. Iceland was no hotbed of mixed m … Read the Full Article Here