Welterweight Fighter Gunnar Nelson Signs a Multi-Fight Deal With UFC

UFC welterweight fighter Gunnar Nelson has signed a new multi-fight deal with the promotion. The latter recently posted the news on his official Twitter account.

The Icelandic fighter is one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the UFC. He made his UFC debut in 2012 and had a good start in the initial years. However, later he faced some setbacks in the game.

‘Gunni’ recently posted about his new contract on his official Twitter account and wrote, “New multi-fight contract signed with the @ufc. Hopefully, a fight announcement coming soon @UFCEurope @MjolnirMMA.”

Nelson also mentioned that there will soon be an announcement of his next fight. Currently, the Iceland native is on a two-fight skid. However, his previous two opponents, Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards were some of the best from the welterweight division.

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‘Gunni’ will surely look to map his way back into the win column on his return. The fighter hasn’t competed in the promotion since 2019 and recently revealed the reason that kept him away from the octagon.

Gunnar Nelson Revealed What Kept Him Away From Fighting

‘Gunni’ was undefeated until 2014. Now, though, he has a professional fighting record of 17-5 under his name. He has an amazing ground game with twelve submission wins and four knockout wins on his MMA resume.

However, Nelson was away from the UFC octagon due to the injury he suffered in his last bout against Gilbert Burns. And as he was recovering from the first injury, ‘Gunni’ faced another worse injury that kept him away from the UFC.

In an interview with Ariel Helwani, Nelson revealed the injury he faced during his wrestling match with the Game of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson.

He said, “It was fun, I enjoyed it, but I wanted to get an armbar from the bottom. It was a mission because obviously, it’s a hard thing with somebody like him. He knows how to use his weight a bit and he’s 160 kilos of pure muscle.”

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“So, I catch him with an armbar from the top, but I’m thinking I want to get it from the bottom. As I tried to do that, in the second round or something, he collapses on top of me and I could feel a pop.”

“After, and I mean seconds after, I could feel it all swelling up. Something in me was like, I’m not going to say anything now… I’m just thinking, I have to wait for him to show his neck, and we can get this over with.”

However, the Icelandic fighter has recovered and is also interested in fighting this year. It will excite the fans to see what is next for the skilled grappler in the division.

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