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Gunnar Nelson has recently spoken about the possibility of a showdown with the former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king Ben Askren. Nelson’s last outing saw him turn in a pretty underwhelming effort against streaking contender Leon Edwards in a fight that saw his lack of versatility and aggression prove to be the difference at UFC London. Now, with a …

Leon Edwards spoke to us here at Pundit Arena about his memorable appearance at March’s UFC London, an event that saw him defeat Gunnar Nelson on the scorecards. In this, the first of the two articles that will be released from the interview over the course of the coming days, Edwards gave us his thoughts on both the fight between …

UFC welterweight Leon Edwards had a very interesting night in London on Saturday as he picked up the biggest win of his career and potentially found out the identity of a future opponent post-fight. His victory over Gunnar Nelson displayed a pretty confident performance from the Englishman, all things considered. For the most part, he was able to successfully nullify …

Leon Edwards was able to record a huge win for his welterweight title ambitions, beating Gunnar Nelson on the cards in a composed performance. It really was just a case of a lack of intensity being the issue on Nelson’s side. Edwards turned in a fantastic display in each facet of the fight but the corner of his opponent will …

Gunnar Nelson is quietly one of the UFC’s most potent finishers, something that is highlighted by his devastating, but technical, body of work to date. Earlier this week, we delved into why this is such a huge fight for Nelson’s push towards reaching his long-expected potential. And it’s very true. As one of the best pure jiu-jitsu practitioners on the …

UFC London this weekend is a card that bolsters one of the finest lineups a European show has seen in some time, here are seven fighters worth knowing about before you tune in. Ian Heinisch As one of the most highly-touted prospects on this card, Heinisch managed to take home a huge win his UFC debut, beating Cezar Ferreira over …

Despite having spent over six years in the UFC, do not for one second make the mistake of thinking that Gunnar Nelson’s elite-level potential is by any means beyond him.  That potential should be clear to those who have followed Gunni’s career up to this point but as his 8-3 UFC record would indicate, all has not proceeded as smoothly as …

Gunnar Nelson is coming up against one of the UFC welterweight division’s most intensely violent customers at UFC 231 but believes that he can use that to his advantage. Read the first part of our interview with Gunnar here. After lay-off that has lasted close to eighteen months, Nelson’s return to the UFC octagon has seen him paired up with …

Gunnar Nelson spoke exclusively to us here at Pundit Arena MMA about his imminent return to the UFC octagon at UFC 231 this weekend and the work he has put in to ensure that he makes the most of it. Rebounding from a loss is always a tough task but everything from the manner in which Gunnar lost out to …

Nelson was on the receiving end of some rather blatant eye-pokes during his last octagon outing, his UFC Glasgow headliner against Santiago Ponzinibbio. UFC Glasgow’s main-event seemed to be going as well as the SBG/Mjölnir welterweight could have hoped for at first. His movement looked sharp and the powerhouse that stood across from him wasn’t able to get his own …

Brett Okamoto of ESPN has revealed that the UFC are close to confirming a welterweight showdown between Gunnar Nelson and Alex Oliveira for UFC 231. UFC 231 is shaping up to be one of the year’s greatest MMA events. A pair of title fights that will see the featherweight and women’s flyweight titles on the line would be enough to …

We take a look at where the stars of 2014’s pivotal night for Irish MMA are right now after the event reached its four-year anniversary this week. UFC Dublin in 2014 will forever stand as one of the greatest events – not only in European MMA – but also in the organisation’s history. Fans, fighters and media members who have …

Following Gunnar Nelson’s unfortunate pull-out from UFC Liverpool’s co-main event, debutant Craig White will step up and face Neil Magny on the main-card. When it emerged that SBG Ireland’s grappling phenom Gunnar Nelson would be unable to compete at this month’s UFC Liverpool due to the injury, one of the main responses from the European MMA community was to wonder …

One of the most electric competitors at 170lbs right now, Jorge Masvidal, has agreed to step up and face Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool next month. Fighter nicknames, in the vast majority of cases, are used to fill the otherwise awkward little gap between first and surname and if you’re lucky, they might have just a tiny bit of relevance to …