Bleacher Report’s Danny Acosta:
Roy Nelson sees the movie star martial arts trend hitting mixed martial arts in the UFC and he wants in.
The UFC heavyweight is known for his long-flowing mullet haircut and “Big Country” belly hanging over his TapouT shorts. It’s given the former IFL heavyweight champion an aura of every-man heroism when he’s able to knockout Brendan Schuab and Stefan Struve in the Octagon or take the best punches Junior dos Santos can offer looking like an extra from Sylvester Stallone’s Over the Top.
Leading into his UFC 130 main card match with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this Saturday night, Nelson (15-5) reveals he wants to impress viewers with his martial arts prowess and land a famous coach in the process.
“I’m hoping not this fight, maybe [for] my next fight I’ll have [Jean-Claude] Van Damme work some kicks or something like that,” Nelson told Bleacher Report. “It’s just one of these things that as a fighter, you just go out and learn from every martial art kind of like Bruce Lee did it.”