Review: 2014-09-20, Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The 40-year-old Mark Hunt (two years older than Nelson) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-8-1 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); he fought three times last year defeating Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Hunt) but then he was beat by #2 Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Hunt) and he drew against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (4-stars-fight Bigfoot vs Hunt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Roy Nelson, has an official record of 20-9-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost two consecutive bouts in 2013, against Stipe Miocic (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Nelson), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Nelson). ‘Big Country’ Nelson vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs Nelson
Date: 2014-09-20
Where: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC FN 52 fight card (main card):
Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson
Myles Jury vs Takanori Gomi
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Amir Sadollah
Miesha Tate vs Rin Nakai
Kiichi Kunimoto vs Richard Walsh
Kyoji Horiguchi vs Jon delos Reyes
Hunt’s previous fight: Antonio Silva vs Mark Hunt
Nelson’s previous fight: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Roy Nelson
Hunt’s next fight: Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt
Nelson’s next fight: Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson
Official video:
Alternative free embeddable highlights video hosted on Youtube)
Official highlights
Nice sneaky uppercut from the big man Hunt!
I think this one should be 4 stars. The KO is great as it is (one punch/uppercut + walkoff + faceplant), but it should be ranked higher considered WHO was knocked out. Hope u reconsider.