Nelson upset at removal from UFC 125
UFC 125 has undergone a major shakeup at the top of the lineup. Jose Aldo, the first UFC featherweight champion,…
UFC 125 has undergone a major shakeup at the top of the lineup. Jose Aldo, the first UFC featherweight champion, will now defend his title against Massachusetts native Josh Grispi in the show’s co-main event, while Roy Nelson, who was scheduled to face Shane Carwin in that slot, has been removed from the card completely.
“I think my feelings were a little hurt. I was hoping they could find somebody to replace [Carwin]. This is one of the biggest cards of the year, and I was in the co-main event, and I was really trying to make sure my knee was better. The UFC really pushed me hard to get through with my rehab so I could fight on this card. My doctors said I shouldn’t fight again until February or March, but I stepped up because the UFC wanted me to. I stepped up for the UFC, and I hoped they would do the same for me.”
“The thing is nobody wants to fight a fat guy like me. Cro Cop is a legend in this sport, and I would’ve loved to have fought him. I’d like to fight Nogueira for the same reason. I’d love to fight Overeem, Brock Lesnar or The Undertaker. [UFC President] Dana White asks people, ‘So, you want to be a f—— fighter?’ I love to fight. I’m one of those guys.”
UFC officials told him they would call when they had a fight for him.