UFC Fighter Roy Nelson Talks About Coming to WWE To Fight Brock Lesnar, Calls UFC Title Run a Set Up

By Cassidy Haynes on May 26, 2012

Now that former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Muhammed Lawal has split his time between mixed martial arts (MMA) and professional wrestling, the flood gates are officially open.

At least for Roy Nelson.

“Big Country,” who fights Dave Herman on the main card of UFC 146 this Saturday night (May 26, 2012) at the MGM Grand Garden Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, already has his sights set on another wrestler-turned-fighter-turned wrestler.

Brock Lesnar.

The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Champion tells MMA Weekly that after he disposes of “Pee Wee” Herman at the “Dos Santos vs. Mir” pay-per-view (PPV) event this weekend, he “might have to call out Brock Lesnar, go to WWE and whoop his ass.”

“I think [King Mo opened] a lot of doors for a lot of different fighters, and it actually opens up a lot of fighter’s eyes that there’s other ways to make a living, that you can actually do both sports. It’s like it’s okay to be a Deion Sanders playing football and baseball, or like a Bo Jackson playing football and baseball. It’s good that athletes can do that. After I beat Pee Wee, I might just have to call out Brock Lesnar. I might just have to go to WWE because I might just have to call him out, go to WWE, and whoop his ass.”

He also tells Ariel Helwani the former UFC Heavyweight Champion’s title run was “set up” on a silver platter and that using Lesnar logic, he should expect his own crack at the crown after a win on Saturday night in “Sin City.”

Those comments after the jump.

“You know what? If Brock belongs in the hall of fame, so do I. It’s not that hard to win the title when it’s set up that way for you. Pretty much [a silver platter]. After Dave Herman, I guess I get a title shot. Interim! Because someone’s gonna get hurt.”

Nelson is, of course, referring to Lesnar’s transition back to the squared circle after his retirement last December, which stemmed from a bout with diverticulitis and a couple of first-round ass-kickings inside the Octagon.

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rob

unless he has a legit “wrestling” backround like brock then it will be a bigger fail then king mo in tna
C.I.T.M

Let me think……………
huh it turns out I really don’t give a fuck
Later Marks

He’s a BJJ black belt but it’s not going to happen. I love Big Country but it’s just not going to happen.He doesn’t fit into the modern WWE roster at all and he’s already in his late 30′s.
crushermania1592

to LATER MARKS: if he was in tna then you would’ve marked out like the little bitch that you are and you would’ve start kissing his ass and you probaly would’ve sucked his dick in the locker room just so you can get his autograph!

I LOVE YOU TNA SMARKS!!!

even though your precious TNA is about to FAIL..you smarks act like TNA is the second coming of JESUS CHRIST! wow!!!!
brandon

I was at the event, and I gotta say, Roy Nelson can fucking move for his size. I’d be interested in a WWE run if he was actually serious about wrestling.
havok

if roy is thinking about splitting his time between wwe and mma…wwe wont allow it, tna sure wwe not a chance
Chelsii

Loved how Nelson dropped that clown Herman.
kosher

what big country seems to be missing is what lesnar accomplished in such a short time in the sport…roy has been in the sport for a while and would never be able to do MMA or WWE PPV draws like lesnar did and does…he is stupid to think that UFC would do the wrestling thing just cause bellator did it…trust me…its not gona work out in TNA for king mo…unless they allow him to legit crack dudes in the head and try and make news
Danny

@kosher
fuck off you piece of scum
Later Marks

lol I barely even watch TNA lol
Never thought I’d be called a TNA mark
I’m a WWE guy through and through but I call it like I see it and King Mo going to TNA will be a good move in the long run.

As far as what Kosher said, ya Brock accomplished a lot in a short while but he also got a title shot after coming off a loss to Mir and his only win in the UFC before he fought Couture was to Heath Herring.

I can’t think of any other fighter in the UFC who got a title shot after coming off a loss, so the cards were stacked in his favor.

With that said I’m a huge Brock Lesnar fan.

UFC Fighter Roy Nelson Talks About Coming to WWE To Fight Brock Lesnar, Calls UFC Title Run a Set Up

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