Comments on: Roy Nelson vs. Fabricio Werdum Fight Video UFC 143

By: bodhi

bodhi — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:39:17 +0000

I do believe I would give my left testicle if I could read the comments for a fight and not see whining about commentary nut-hugging.

I mean seriously? Does it have any impact on the fight?

And if it bothers you so much, why not just turn off the volume?

Oh, right, because then you couldn’t bitch about it.

By: ibunn

ibunn — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:40:09 +0000

i agree with rogan Roy may have the best chin in mma, if this fight didn’t prove that then go back and watch the jds fight, that being said i think the ability absorb punishment will only take you so far. I cant understand why he doesn’t just lose the weight and start fighting guys his own size…a slim Roy could possibly fight at middleweight and imagine the success he could achieve at that weight class

By: vsmoove

vsmoove — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:09:58 +0000

It’s not his weight or size… it’s just his limitations… you’re not going to win too many fights when your one weapon is your overhand right and all your opponent has to do is move to his left and keep his left hand up. He’s from the brawler school and I don’t think that will work anymore in this age.

By: Danby

Danby — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:02:52 +0000

@FailSonnen He has a much better chance against the fighters at 205 then he does against the ‘heavy weights’. They really should make a 225-235 heavyweight division.
The more important difference between the heavyweights is that they are all naturally 235lbs of muscle and up. Roy is just fat. They also have a ton of reach on him.

Roy Nelson 6’0

Dan henderson 5′ 11
Shogun 6′ 1/2
Rampage jackson 6’1
Lyoto Machida 6’1
Little Nog 6’2
John Jones 6’4

Randy Couture 6’1

Shane Carwin 6’2
Frank Mir 6’3
Big Nog 6’3
Brock Lesnar 6’3
Jr. Dos Santos 6’4
Fabricio Werdum 6’4
Alistar Overreem 6’5

By: tobes

tobes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:56:22 +0000

Viking I have no idea which fight you were watching. Sometimes Rogan does ride one fighter way too much, but in this fight, he was just commentating on the action. If Nelson got a good shot, he would note it. But frankly, this was a very one sided fight. Nelson was really just hanging in there and was not competitive after the first few minutes. Gritty performance by Roy, excellent performance by Werdum.

By: FailSonnen

FailSonnen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:09:49 +0000

40 lbs? Then what? hows he gonna get through Bones Jones who’s just as much a towering beast as Werdum is. Maybe drop to 185 imo

By: Dogg

Dogg — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:35:03 +0000

Roy has a tough chin but I don’t like seeing people getting battered that way.
Them knees were hard! Brain damage type injuries.

By: Bieberhole69

Bieberhole69 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:07:27 +0000

Maybe Werdum is just a better fighter then Roy?

By: Sans

Sans — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:50:50 +0000

@mmafan: True, several of those fighters mentioned were title holders, but only briefly or as interim title holders or in various smaller organizations. Also, I was careful to add the “skilled” part because I think it’s only in recent years that there have been a number of athletic big guys with really well rounded skills. I just don’t see a guy who fights best at 225-230 being able to take on someone like Junior dos Santos or Alistair Overeem. It’s not impossible, just unlikely. At the very least I think a 230 lb class is something to try.

By: Tempted

Tempted — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:42:08 +0000

Honestly the fight was much closer than Rogan and Goldberg were admitting to. I gave Roy round 2. They pretty much ignored all of Roy’s significant strikes and touted Werdum’s less than effective stuff. I honestly think Werdum won, but not like they were calling it. And Rogan has turned into a biased bastard. Claiming Werdum did more damage the JDS? I used to like him, the last 2 years I’ve despised him.