Roy Nelson Talks James Toney, Struve Fight, More

Fresh off his first round knock out of Stefan Struve last night at UFC Fight Night 21 on Spike TV, Roy “Big Country” Nelson spoke with the media about the bout as well as a potential fight with James Toney and more:

On Fighting James Toney: "Maybe it's a sign, and that's why the lights went out. It's like James Toney: 'Lights Out.' "James Toney, it's one of those fights I'd actually like to see," Nelson said. "I don't mind beating up on YouTube guys. I'm cool with that. But for the most part, it's not really a fight I want to see because I want to fight the best in the world. James Toney just because everybody likes to talk about James Toney. I think that would be a good pay-per-view fight."

Did The Power Outage Change Anything?: "Mentally, it didn't change anything," Nelson said. "If anything, you get cold pretty fast, especially with the lights off, and especially when they're like, 'Yeah, you've just got to run to the locker room barefoot,' and the cement's cold. So it's hard to get back up to a sweat. It was kind of a cold start, but at the same time, it is what it is."

On Struve's Height: "It wasn't the height; it was actually the length – just trying to judge my distance with his," Nelson said. "I think that was the hardest point. It's just hard to gauge. He has some long arms. Compared to where my arms are, I think he had like 10 or 11 inches on me. That's almost a whole foot."

How Did he Think The Fight Went?: "On a personal note, I think it was actually alright," Nelson said. "But I went back in the locker room with my coaches, and it was everything that we did not work on. So I'm happy with the performance, but the things that we’ve been working on for the past two months weren’t even there. I'll save my ninja techniques for later."

Like him or not, Roy Nelson proved he belongs among the best in the UFC; his performance throughout The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights demonstrated that. I look for more out of Roy “Big Country” Nelson in 2010.

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