UFC QUOTABLES: Roy Nelson thinks Brock Lesnar is done, details conspiracy theory on Lesnar's TUF involvement

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

"I think Brock Lesnar is done. I think Brock doing TUF is one way to basically take a situation and make it win-win for him. I think Lesnar doing the show is a way to introduce Junior Dos Santos to the American fan base in the way the show does. TUF introduces 'stars in the making' to the casual UFC fan and while JDS is the number one contender he still needs some help with the American fan base. So the conspiracy basically comes down to the fact that Shane Carwin has no one to fight in June. I think Brock Lesnar will walk off the TUF set and then Carwin will take his spot or Frank Mir will come in to 'save the day' and fight JDS for title contention. The reason I believe Frank would be the guy is because Mir is coming off a win and I was already supposed to fight Shane so fans were already hyped to see it. Or Carwin could move in to face JDS and I could still face Frank but it doesn't really matter to me as to who fights who because all that really matters is the fans want to see me fight somebody. A lot of things could happen over the next six weeks but it seems a bit off that Carwin doesn't have an opponent right now and all of the top heavyweights are spoken for."

-Roy Nelson talks to BloodyElbow.com and details his conspiracy theory regarding the UFC's decision to put Brock Lesnar on The Ultimate Fighter.

Penick's Analysis: I don't agree with any of this, but it's an interesting theory nonetheless. Having JDS on TUF alone isn't a star-making exercise; it's all about the win over Lesnar after the season is over. That's what would seal it. Having JDS against Carwin or Mir would be a massive disappointment after the prospect of Lesnar, and it wouldn't make any sense for the UFC to set up a bait and switch like that. Not with their top draw, and certainly not on purpose. This is a fight that makes sense, and Carwin, while he may not have a top heavyweight competitor to face off against, is likely to get someone like Cheick Kongo, or even someone that's fighting on one of the upcoming cards over the next month or two. There's zero merit to this, and it's a completely nutty theory on Nelson's part. This is simply something the UFC wouldn't do intentionally, and while Lesnar may not be thrilled about doing six weeks of television for the Ultimate Fighter, he has agreed to it, and he will take this fight with Dos Santos in June.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_8226.shtml

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