Roy Nelson

Roy “Big Country” Nelson is the jiu-jitsu black belt with a belly and a mullet who beat Kimbo Slice on his way to winning The Ultimate Fighter 10 in 2009. Before that he had been the IFL heavyweight champion under Ken Shamrock’s Lion’s Den banner and fought Andrei Arlovski on CBS for EliteXC.

In the UFC he became famous for his knockouts of Stefan Struve, Cheick Kongo, Mirko Cro Cop and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, and his iron chin, before moving on to Bellator. CagePotato covered his feud with Dana White and his memorable losses to Dan Henderson and Junior dos Santos.

Roy Nelson fact file
Full nameRoy Nelson
NicknameBig Country
Date of birth
Place of birthLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • IFL
  • Bellator
  • EliteXC
  • Bodog Fight
Accolades
  • The Ultimate Fighter 10 (Heavyweights) winner
  • IFL Heavyweight Champion
  • Four UFC Knockout of the Night awards

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