Quotes of the Day: Roy Nelson Has Some Choice Words for Brock Lesnar

(Look, Roy, we're all big Harry Potter fans, but this�Rubeus Hagrid obsession of yours is going a little far.)� Like that of current light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar seems to be the subject of much debate amongst the MMA community. Not only was his heart called into question following his UFC 141 loss to Alistair Overeem, but in light of recent events, even the legitimacy of his title reign has seemingly been written off by some fans of the sport and wiped from the collective memories of others. Meanwhile, the hardcore conspiracy theorists claim that Lesnar's run was nothing more than a�genius�ploy by Vince McMahon to boost Lesnar's popularity before looping him back into the WWE. He's a polarizing figure to say the least. And when questions began to arise about the possibility of Lesnar becoming a future inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame, some of us nearly blew a fucking gasket. Among those detractors was that of Roy "Big Country" Nelson, who is scheduled to face Dave Herman on tomorrow night's main card. A professional fighter for over seven years, Nelson was none too happy to hear all of this blasphemy, and when interviewed by Ariel Helwani, let his feelings be known about Lesnar's chances:

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.

It's pretty hard to deny the truth in Nelson's words. Yes, Lesnar did win a title (and defend it), and all Nelson has done lately is get his face smashed in spectacular/gruesome fashion, but the fact that Lesnar got a shot after going 1-1 is pretty...you know what, we've already discussed this. I'm not going to retread any old ground. Anyway, join us after the jump for Nelson's full interview with Helwani, in which he also discusses his diet (of course), returning to his Kung-Fu roots, as well as his (and every fighters) gripes with his pay rate.

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