Bellator signs 2 new fighters......

http://www.mmafighting.com/2017/5/26/15701190/roy-nelson-signs-with-bellator

Big Country is now in Bellator as well as Undefeated Boxing star Heather Hardy who will make her debut in NYC on the prelims.

I'm sure some have laughed about the Nelson signing but he should make a good gatekeeper to test prospects.

^^ of course they're the worst ^^

He's past prime but he definitely will bring in viewers and put on good brawls.

He's a great gatekeeper for up and comers and still a good name on a top guys resume.

For roy i think he lost motivation he publicly has been at odds with dana his whole ufc run,once it was sold i bet he felt even less important.Coker has amazing ability of getting fighters motivated and people are very happy working for Bellator.Plus i bet he makes great sponsorship money too.

My fights id like to see are Kharitonov,Lashley,or Sakai.

Nelson is good addition to the Bellator. Would like to see Nelson vs. Kharitonov.

Rizin=PRIDEFC wrote:Nelson is good addition to the Bellator. Would like to see Nelson vs. Kharitonov.

That would be a good match I'd like to see.

more UFC rejects scott coker????



nah just kidding..... Roy Nelson is another fun fighter that will be fun to watch. Maybe Nelson vs Fedor

There are a number of entertaining fights they could make for Nelson. He's an interesting signing.

stu3ufc wrote: Maybe Nelson vs Fedor  

#WouldWatch.


Was Nelson let go by the UFC or did Bellator steal him? I am curious how this went down.

Hamilcar wrote:

stu3ufc wrote: Maybe Nelson vs Fedor  

#WouldWatch.


Was Nelson let go  by the UFC or did Bellator steal him?  I am curious how this went down.

His contract expired and UFC didn't match the Bellator contract offer.

Kongo v Mo 2 for the strap
Fedor v Mutrione title eliminator
Nelson v Ayala for the next shot

Nelson is already #3 in the Bellator HW division (not counting Rampage or Minakov).

How do you get nelson being #3?

fka wrote:How do you get nelson being #3?

Not close to 3 yet

http://www.mmamania.com/2017/6/13/15794062/mike-goldberg-mauro-ranallo-sign-bellator-all-star-mma-announce-team

They got Mike and Mauro for bellator NY

Yeah cd he hasnt even fought for Bellator yet and there are definitely more then 2 guys ahead of him.

Sean grande is stepping down from announce job too much travel for him.

Great to hear Mauro and goldie will combine with smith to make a solid announce team.

westcott123 wrote:http://www.mmamania.com/2017/6/13/15794062/mike-goldberg-mauro-ranallo-sign-bellator-all-star-mma-announce-team

They got Mike and Mauro for bellator NY

That is cool. Hope they can keep these two for future shows.

fka wrote:Yeah cd he hasnt even fought for Bellator yet and there are definitely more then 2 guys ahead of him.

Sean grande is stepping down from announce job too much travel for him.

Great to hear Mauro and goldie will combine with smith to make a solid announce team.

I agree. I have it at 5 - 6 ahead of him or so. He's 3-7 in his last 10 fights over the past 4 years.

Fight Matrix puts him at 3 (assuming you don't count Rampage of Minakov). The only two ahead of him are Kongo and Mo which I agree with (maybe Mitrione which would make a Nelson #4).

InfinityLens wrote:Fight Matrix puts him at 3 (assuming you don't count Rampage of Minakov). The only two ahead of him are Kongo and Mo which I agree with (maybe Mitrione which would make a Nelson #4).

I have Sergei, Fedor and Lashley above him as well.

Fedor: Maybe, didn't look good in last fight but well see.

Kharitinov: Got KO'd by Ayala do disagree.

Lashley: No.

Fight matrix rankings arent that good.

Compare to numerous others its the odd one out.

There are plenty of guys ahead of nelson no way in hell is he top 3 or even top 5 hes lower half of ten.

fka wrote:Fight matrix rankings arent that good.

Compare to numerous others its the odd one out.

There are plenty of guys ahead of nelson no way in hell is he top 3 or even top 5 hes lower half of ten.

Agreed

Btw Kharitonov knocked out former titan fc hw champ and ufc vet chase gormley..,,,,,hes definitely ahead of nelson so is undefeated lashley and a few others actually just fir fun im gonna rank him.

fka wrote:Btw Kharitonov knocked out former titan fc hw champ and ufc vet chase gormley..,,,,,hes definitely ahead of nelson so is undefeated lashley and a few others actually just fir fun im gonna rank him.

I have him just outside the contenders list of the G-MMA rankings after Lashley in Bellator.

Roy nelson is 3-7 in his last 10 fights.Hasn't had a real winning streak since 2013.



Top tier hws

Cheick Kongo 26-10/(8-2 Bellator)

Bobby Lashley 15-2/(5-0 Bellator)

Fedor Emelianenko 36-4/(0-0 Bellator)

Matt Mitrione 11-5/(2-0 Bellator)

Vitaly Minakov 18-0/(5-0 Bellator)

Sergei Kharitonov 24-6/(1-1 Bellator)

Augusto Sakai 9-1-1/(4-1-1 Bellator)

Chase Gormley 14-6/(2-2 Bellator)

Javy Ayala 10-5/(5-2 Bellator)



Mid tier guys

Justin Wren 13-2/(3-0 Bellator)

Dan Charles 10-4/(3-3 Bellator)

Jack May 9-3/(1-0 Bellator)

Vinicius Queiroz 8-4/(3-2 Bellator)

James Thompson 20-16/(1-1)

Tyrell Fortune 3-0/(3-0 Bellator)

Adam Maciejewski 13-6/(0-0 Bellator)


Low tier

Zach Rosol,Ewerton Teixiera,joey beltran,josh diekman,josh appelt,alex huddelston.