There are athletes out there trying to get every advantage they can, including things like muscle and low-fat percentages. I feel if I'm the better fighter, I'm the better fighter.
More Quotes by Roy Nelson
I am a student first, teacher second.
Do I have fat cells on my body? Everybody has fat cells. Do I have more than most other athletes? Probably.
If you paid me $2 million, I'm sure I could lose my belly. But I don't get paid to look a certain way. I get paid to win fights. That's what I concentrate on.
I always thought the best part about sports was the bigger, faster kids who were supposed to be more athletic than me - I always beat.
MMA is all about putting on a show and entertaining the fans, and that's the one thing I've known from the get-go.
Conor McGregor has a beard because of me, because I'm the one who allowed it. If it wasn't for me, none of these guys would have a beard. The same thing with the belly. Fighters who don't look like bodybuilders wouldn't be in the UFC if it wasn't for me. There's a lot of things I've definitely paved the road for.