Nelson thinks Mir fight was his biggest preparation

Roy Nelson The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 winner told these in an interview:

“The guy that prepared me the best for Cro Cop was probably Frank Mir because he’s a southpaw. It’s a completely big switch. Your angles are different, your punches come at a different angle, how you need to approach, and how you need to punch him is different. It’s kind of like Anderson vs. Chael (Sonnen). Anderson beats up all the orthodox guys, but as soon as he gets another southpaw it screws him up. Going from southpaw to southpaw and keeping that the same, I just hope when I fight an orthodox guy it’s not going to screw me up. Fighting an orthodox guy is a completely different beast than fighting a southpaw.”