Cam Nelson is without doubt one of the most promising, surging prospects on the Canadian MMA scene, and he now prepares to showcase his abilities on a worldwide degree. The 28-year-old has been mapping out making historical past within the UFC for years now, and Nelson will get an opportunity at doing simply that at UFC Shanghai in opposition to Ding Meng on August twenty ninth.
Throughout an interview with me previous to this UFC bout settlement being publicly confirmed, when Cam Nelson was simply on the heels of successful his first skilled MMA title beneath the Combat League Atlantic banner. When discussing the broader objectives that he desires to actualize into actuality inside this sport, which incorporates engaging in an unprecedented feat, Cam Nelson stated [via MMA Canada],
“Yeah. I imply clearly I feel each fighter who’s severe concerning the sport and the sport and their profession, they need to get to the UFC. Clearly that’s the NHL of fight sports activities and it’s the top of the game. I’ve skilled [at] Niagara High Workforce quite a bit now to do huge parts of my camp up there. You see Mike [Malott] and Jasmine [Jasudavicius] and Cody Chovancek. These guys and women who’ve gone via the regional scenes. Clawed their method to the highest and it simply reminds you that that is an attainable aim.”
“Particularly now I’m seven and one as an expert. I’m on a five-fight win streak, three-fight end streak. So it’s extra actual now than ever. So yeah, that’s clearly the aim now. There’s by no means been an Island born fighter, a Prince Edward Island born fighter within the UFC. In order that has quietly been my aim for the previous couple of years. As I progress via my professional profession and with every battle it turns into, like I stated, extra practical. So now greater than ever simply trying to maintain the foot on the gasoline and get there.”
Cam Nelson’s UFC Path Touched on By Victorious PFL Charlotte Teammate
Whereas Nelson touts the abilities he has constructed at Renzo Gracie PEI, his work at Niagara High Workforce with high-level fighters like Aaron Jeffery has clearly paid dividends. Niagara High Workforce boasts established UFC names just like the aforementioned Mike Malott and Jasmine Jasudavicius, there are surging NTT abilities like Clayton Pye and Cam Nelson garnered mentions as standouts within the coaching room from Jeffery.
Aaron Jeffery is a former BTC in addition to CFFC champ with deep Bellator MMA expertise coming off a victory by way of unanimous resolution over Josh Silveira at PFL Charlotte earlier this month. When relating Nelson’s FLA title win and need to make UFC historical past for PEI (pre-UFC Shanghai bout announcement), Jeffery said [via MMA Canada],
“It’s nice. Yeah, Cam’s a very good dude. He’s an excellent fighter and an excellent individual. We like it when he comes up right here and yeah, I feel he’s prepared for that subsequent step, too. I don’t know what he’s like seven and one. Like a pair huge knockouts within the FLA his final two fights and now he has a professional title. So yeah, I feel he’s prepared for the following step.”
