MMA Fighting · Sep 25, 2016
Roy Nelson apologizes for post-fight altercation with John McCarthy, but says ‘I wouldn't take it back'
Roy Nelson got back on the winning track at UFC Fight Night 95 when he scored a second-round knockout over friend and fellow heavyweight veteran Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. But Nelson's post-fight theatrics drew just as much attention as his performance, as a visibly angry Nelson flipped off referee John McCarthy and lightly kicked McCarthy in the back over what Nelson believed to be a late stoppage.
"It was a push," Nelson said of the kick at the UFC Fight Night 95 post-fight press conference. "It was more of like, dude, come on.