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Roy Nelson becomes default HWGP alternate following Cro Cop’s Bellator 200 injury snafu

Bellator 200 was poised to be the promotion’s mega tentpole show, but much like the UFC’s 200th numbered card, it has had to make a significant change to its main event. The comparison stops there, as the UFC event was changed as a result of disciplinary actions (twice), whereas Bellator’s headliner change was courtesy of the dastardly injury bug.

If you haven’t already heard the news, the originally scheduled contest between Roy Jones and Mirko Filipovic was cancelled when Cro Cop’s left leg sustained a plethora of injuries, likely from planting one too many souls in the cemetery.