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Nelson adds weight to call for Russow

ESPN staff
June 25, 2012
Roy Nelson isn't your usual heavyweight © UFC
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Roy Nelson has called out fellow heavyweight Mike Russow - saying that the loser of any fight between the two should drop down to light-heavyweight.

Both Nelson and Russow have physiques far different from the usual chiselled bodies seen inside the Octagon - with Nelson seemingly believing the two going against each other would be good for business.

Nelson believes making the loser drop down a weight class would add intrigue to the contest. The pair regularly weigh-in about 30lbs over the 205lb light-heavyweight limit.

"I want Mike Russow and loser goes to 205," Nelson tweeted on Sunday.

Russow is coming off a defeat, having lost to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 147, while Nelson has lost three of his last five contests as both struggle to reach the top of the division.

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