UFC’s most rotund heavyweight contender Roy “Big Country” Nelson is set to take on dangerous striker Junior dos Santos at UFC 117 on August 7, 2010 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California with a number one contender spot going to the winner. Nelson, who surprised MMA fans by scoring two back to back KO’s of the Night, certainly wants to keep the streak going and jab his way to victory, as he explained in his recent interview with Tapology:
I’m hoping that I can just throw a jab out there and knock dos Santos out with that and get Knockout of the Night. I’m hoping that it’s not Fight of the Night because I hate wars. I think it will be an exciting fight and it’s a pivotal fight in the division. I’m hoping that I can put myself in position to become champ by the end of the year.
It would be uber surprising if Nelson KO’d dos Santos with a jab, but stranger things have happened. This is definitely one of the biggest matches at UFC 117, and one to watch closely.