(Video) UFC 117 Dos Santos vs. Nelson-Roy Big Country Nelson Displays Huge Heart Against Junior Dos Santos
Breaking News-UFC 117 Dos Santos vs Nelson-Roy “Big Country” Nelson displays huge heart against Junior Dos Santos. If you missed Roy’s performance in this fight, you missed a good one. Dana White tweeted after the fight, “much respect to Nelson.”
Nelson, despite the mismatch physically, showed grit and determination by taking everything Dos Santos could throw at him. Big Country took all that Junior had.
Everyone knows MMA is physical, but it was painfully apparent for the underdog “Big Country” against Dos Santos. Plodding forward, Nelson absorbed a lot of punishment during the fight. In the end, the judges scored the fight the way all the fans saw it. Dos Santos didn’t lose a round against Nelson and even won a round 10-8. Although Roy “Big Country” Nelson lost convincingly on the score cards, he continued to pile up wins in the hearts and minds of MMA fans around the world.
See a replay of the fight here: Dos Santos vs Nelson
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