The old saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” has been highly applicable in the business of MMA these days. Many fighters who were released or had lapsed contracts with the UFC ended up being signed by Bellator, which included some marquee names such as Chael Sonnen, Rory MacDonald, and most recently, Roy Nelson.
“Big Country” became a part of Bellator’s roster late last week, but gave no specific reason for his move. On Monday’s edition of the MMA Hour, Nelson finally spoke up, and like many of his former UFC colleagues, it was all rooted to seemingly better opportunities under Scott Coker.