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Roy Nelson faces sanctions in Brazilian court for John McCarthy kick

Roy Nelson was involved in a controversy on Saturday night at UFC Brasilia when he gave referee John McCarthy a slight push kick for the late stoppage against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. “Big Country” did apologize for it afterwards, but also said he wouldn’t take it back.

"I didn't want to hurt ‘Bigfoot' more than I had to,” Nelson said during the post-fight press conference. “And I got taken by the moment, because it's like I'm beating the sh*t out of somebody and you're like, dude, enough is enough. And for me, it hurt my feelings.