Roy 'Big Country' Nelson
It was likely a surprise to most fans when they learned that the next set of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series coaches would be UFC heavyweights Shane Carwin and Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson.
The two knockout artists will coach season sixteen of “TUF” and have already begun talking trash about one another.
On Carwin’s personal website he stated that “(Nelson) can keep striving for being average” which ‘Big Country’ responded to on Monday during an interview with MMAFighting.com on Monday. Nelson said there isn’t anything wrong with being “average,” it’s gotten him this far and coaching on “The Ultimate Fighter.”
“It sounds like he’s a Chael [Sonnen], which is OK because I can be Anderson [Silva] and put him in his place,” he said. “I have no idea [if he’s putting on an act]. My thing is, I don’t know if he’s getting off his meds or what it is. But for me personally, it’s OK to be average. But the thing is, hard work does pay off. I’m just average and look at the s— that I’ve pulled off. I’m coaching The Ultimate Fighter.”
One issue of Carwin’s statement that Nelson did have a problem with was the insinuation of him being a jester, noting his past success in coaching fighters.
“I’ve never had any complaints about my coaching ability,” he said. “I’ve coach UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.”