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Mir: UFC wrestlers could rip Overeem down in a cage

(5:40 mark) Roy Nelson is most dangerous if you move back. He is very good at moving forward … One…

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Chris Palmquist
April 22, 2011 · 1 min read
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(5:40 mark) Roy Nelson is most dangerous if you move back. He is very good at moving forward … One thing I am going to do is move in, just kind of crash into him. I am a bigger, stronger guy, faster. I am not going to move backwards.

Now every top 10 heavyweight in the world is all together now. Now there is no reason we cannot all fight each other.

(8:10 mark) Obviously I still think Fedor is a great fighter … all fighters have times in their career they are not doing well. Al athletes have slumps … I’ve always admired him. It’s weird to say that you admire someone and to show it want to punch them in the face … that’s fighting I guess.

(8:38) With all the guys with the wrestling ability (in the UFC) I dont think Overeem will do as well as a lot of the fans would like him to do …He’s been fighting in boxing rings …and now going to fight in a cage … You have some guys Velasquez or Carwin or Brock, they are going to change levels and push you against a cage and rip you down. When youre a striker, it’s a issue.

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