Roy Nelson says the Brazilian crowd caused Fabricio Werdum’s knockout at UFC 198

Fan favorite UFC heavyweight fighter Roy Nelson believes he knows what caused Fabricio Werdum to lose his heavyweight title.

Last Saturday at UFC 198, Werdum entered the octagon to defend his belt for the first time against Stipe Miocic. In a very out-of-character performance, Werdum was knockout by Miocic after rushing in carelessly toward the challenger in the first round. With that strange performance from Werdum, many wondered what caused the former champion to run after Miocic. Nelson believes the answer can be found just outside the octagon walls.

“I think it was the Brazilian crowd of 45,000 people,” Nelson said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “You’re like, ‘Dude, I want to make some things happen. I want to make fireworks.’ And when you do fireworks for the fans, you want to put a show for the fans, you just kind of sometimes get a …

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