LAS VEGAS – Following his second straight unanimous-decision defeat, Roy
Nelson refused to be any less jovial than he was prior to his one-sided
loss to former heavyweight champion Frank Mir.
He jokingly blamed new training partner Dan Hardy and his “British
wrestling” for being outgrappled by Mir during the UFC 130 contest. He
facetiously faulted Canada for infecting him with a flu strain during his
recent trip north.
It was textbook “Big Country,” and as he always does, Nelson kept a
room full of reporters thoroughly entertained. However, UFC president
Dana White suggested the laugh track may soon come to a screeching halt.