Nelson v. Struve Booked For UFC Fight Night 21

January 14, 2010, at 11:10 pm

Okay, so we have a fat guy and a skinny guy…Insert obvious joke here. From Watch Kalib Run:

First up, Fighter’s Only is reporting that The Ultimate Fighter season ten winner, Roy Nelson (14-4), will fight Stefan Struve (19-3).

The fight will take place at UFC Fight Night 21, which used to be Fight Night 22 but the UFC renamed Fight Night 21 to “UFC on Versus.” So, now UFC Fight Night 22 in North Carolina is Fight Night 21. I didn’t lose anyone there, did I?

I’m lost.

Nelson became a name on TUF 10 with his easy defeat of internet sensation Kimbo Slice. He knocked out Brendan Schaub at the finale to win season ten. To say I was shocked when Nelson won the fight via knockout would be an understatement. He’s known mostly for being a BJJ black belt…and a fat guy.

As for Struve, my UFC 104 prediction of Struve getting murdered is becoming the stuff of legend. Since I made that pick, He’s 2-0, and has won his last three fights total. Also mainly a grappler, he has shown improved standup that has led to his winning streak.

As for the fight…I don’t really get it. I understand that Nelson isn’t a typical TUF winner that needs to be brought along. He’s 14-4, which is 18 more fights than Amir Sadollah had before he won TUF 7. However, Struve and Nelson are both strong grapplers and submission artists. When two guys are strong on the ground, that normally leads to a sloppy boxing match.

Who will win? Well, we know that Nelson has power. We can’t say that about Struve.