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UFC QUOTABLES: Roy Nelson believes he and Stefan Struve are crossing paths too early for Struve
Mar 19, 2010 - 3:25:35 PM UFC QUOTABLES: Roy Nelson believes he and Stefan Struve are crossing paths too early for Struve

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"He is a great kid with a great record, 22-3 and he is 3-1 in the UFC. But I think our paths may have crossed a little early for him. He is a young kid, 21, I know he has a lot to look forward to… I think its definitely going to be a ‘different’ fight. You’ve got a 6’ 11” guy against a 5’ 5” guy, tall and slinky against short in stature. I think I am a little bit better in some aspects. I think my experience… actually I cant even say that, he has more fights than I do, haha! I think it will just come down to who wants it more. He is young hungry kid and I am a hungry old kid. I need to eat.”

-The Ultimate Fighter season ten winner Roy "Big Country" Nelson talks to the U.K. based Fighter's Only about his co-headlining bout at UFC Fight Night 21 against Stefan Struve.

Penick's Analysis: The height difference is going to be a major X factor in this fight, as while you could probably say that Nelson is overall the more seasoned vet and has faced the better competition in his career, the size advantage that Struve will possess in this fight can be a major issue. Nelson was able to negate the height issue against Brendan Schaub when he got within range to land the knockout blow, but Struve has an extra seven inches on Schaub. It's a highly intriguing heavyweight fight and a really good co-main event for this Fight Night event. The full card for the March 31st event has been finalized, it can be seen below:

Main Televised Card

-Kenny Florian vs. Takanori Gomi
-Roy Nelson vs. Stefan Struve
-Nate Quarry vs. Jorge Rivera
-Ross Pearson vs. Dennis Siver

Preliminary Card

-Rafaello Oliveira vs. Andre Winner
-Ronys Torres vs. Jacob Volkmann
-Rob Emerson vs. Nik Lentz
-Gleison Tibau vs. Caol Uno
-Lucio Linhares vs. Yushin Okami
-Gerald Harris vs. Mario Miranda
-Charlie Brenneman vs. Jason High

[Roy Nelson photo courtesy of Spike TV]