Roy Nelson says the UFC became ‘smoke and mirrors’ to him
 
Roy Nelson says the UFC became ‘smoke and mirrors’ to him

Roy Nelson will face his first battle in the Bellator cage on Sept. 23 when he takes on Javy Ayala. The heavyweight discusses his departure from the UFC, why Bellator’s structure makes more sense to him and talks about evolving his style with his head coach Brother Fareed.

Coach Fareed wants to improve, not fix, Roy Nelson’s style
 
Coach Fareed wants to improve, not fix, Roy Nelson’s style

Roy Nelson’s head coach, Brother Fareed, isn’t trying to change what the heavyweight does in the cage. Instead he hopes to improve the fundamentals “Big Country” already has in place.