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  • Frank Mir

    Votes: 22 59.5%
  • Roy Nelson

    Votes: 15 40.5%

***OFFICIAL*** Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson Pre/Post Fight Discussion

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#71 ·
Jesus when is Roy Nelson going to be cut already? I have been saying for a long time that he is a complete scrub and people are finally starting to realize. He was a scrub before TUF and then people thought he was a somebody because he won a show that featured a bunch of NFL players and street brawlers. And then he KOed Struve in the first which everybody seems to be doing these days and people think he's a top 10 HW.
After JDS and Mir whooped his ass thoroughly for six total rounds i hope people will stop referring to Nelson as a respectable fighter and start referring to him as what he is: a CAN.

Dana should give him an ultimatum: drop to LHW or leave the UFC.
 
#86 ·
Nelson looked terrible. I thought Mir looked good in the first round, but i think he gassed badly aswell, it was just Nelson gassed even worse! Mir threw good knees and he'll rightfully get a number 1 contendors bout next fight, probably with Schaub after he knocks out Nogueira, but the main thing in this fight is how bad Nelson looked. I don't think he should drop to 205, but like Dana said, drop 20 pounds and get to 240 where he can go hard for more than 1 round.
 
#93 ·
When people say Frank looked great, I hope they mean "Muscle and Fitness" wise, b/c that extra armor is bogging him down incredibly. Nelson had 1 or two good shots on him, and he looked like he had been through the ringer.

Velasquez would run right through either of these guys. The cardio alone would be the difference maker.
 
#95 ·
Well I agree and the sad part is if Roy would have been in better condition he did get what he wanted he gasses Mir out, unfortunately he gassed first and completely.

but I attribute that to Mirs improved wrestling and stand up, win or lose Mir has once again made improvements in his technique and skills.

I underestimated Mirs drive to get back in a championship bout, wont do that again. He absolutely has to fix his cardio issue, other than that he looks primed to me.

Roy got hit with some huge shots, if I'm him that's something to address however I dont blame his gut for his cardio its more of a combo of Mir being so big and imposing his will wrestling, along with the big shots and knees I honestly would not be upset with any other fighter for being gasses after two rounds of pounding and defensive grappling so I guess I dont see how ppl put it all on Roy like mir didn't MAKE him gas IDK.

I do think it would help to lose the gut, of coarse it will but its not going to make Roy a "whole new fighter" Remeber the fit he threw with Rashad? In a nutshell that why Roy will never make it to the next gear although he's still one of my favorite fighters.

P.S. Dana is being a dick about the fight and IMO thats BS Rampage and Hamil had lull's in the action and at points was downright boring, IDK.
 
#96 ·
frank is my fav heavy, so i'm biased. but I did figure roy would have nothing for him standing, but the clinch work surprised me. I actually think that roy was good on the ground the way he kept standing back up. just that he was too gassed to stop the take down in the 3rd.

I'm seeing frank as one of the most well rounded HWs skill wise. but I think his cardio will have to improve to hang with a JDS further more a cardio freak like the champ.

if he can get his cardio up and work on his TDs and TDD i'm sure he could be champ again
 
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