LT Nelson: “This is a guaranteed fight for the ages” - Exclusive Interview

After an announcement win over Barrie Jones in August of 2024, “Smash” is taking no day off. He takes on James Connelly at BYB 35: Albuquerque Brawl on January 11. This time, he’s the champion.

Now, Nelson is a two-weight champion and is defending his BYB Tremendous Middleweight Police Gazette Diamond belt. In an interview with BYB Excessive, Nelson talks his upcoming rematch with Connelly, the scrap with Barrie Jones, and extra.

Coming off of his greatest win up to now, LT Nelson is feeling nice after defeating Barrie Jones at BYB 30. Beloved by naked knuckle followers, many favored Jones to defeat Nelson and proceed his tear. However Nelson snagged the end and the title.

“The Barrie Jones struggle was a tremendous alternative, expertise, and problem for me. The factor is, I thrive and stay within the problem, in order that was a tremendous struggle for me to indicate my grit and work ethic and take out the so-called GOAT of naked knuckle boxing! I’m the perfect, proving that point and time once more.”

With that knockout, LT Nelson turned the perfect fighter in naked knuckle boxing.

Now with two in his possession – the BYB Middleweight and Tremendous Middleweight championships his possession, Nelson acknowledges he has all the time coveted the BYB Excessive Police Gazette Diamond title. It’s a dream come true for Nelson. “Having the historic Police Gazette belt is, and has been, on my thoughts since I’ve seen that belt. It means the world to me to have it at my home and for her to belong to me. I wished that belt as quickly as I began doing naked knuckle and seen it.”

Nelson was born for this. He was born for naked knuckle boxing. Having fought in MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, lethwei and boxing, it’s been naked knuckle that’s match his struggle model probably the most. Nelson appears like he was born for this.

“I like naked knuckle boxing a lot. I like struggle sport on the whole, any self-discipline. However naked knuckle boxing brings an entire new pleasure to struggle sports activities for me, and brings it again to the times of uncooked preventing, which I like. I used to be born for naked knuckle boxing.”

Was the primary struggle a fluke?

As talked about earlier, LT Nelson and James Connelly have fought earlier than. That struggle, which was a brief discover struggle, ended by way of draw. Some thought Connelly received the struggle, others thought Nelson took it. The enterprise is unfinished. Nelson is able to run this again and put this chapter behind him.

“I’m so excited to run the struggle again with Connelly as a result of he’s a troublesome fighter and it is going to be one other problem for me as soon as once more. I like challenges and I thrive on them. I’m additionally tremendous excited to close up all of his followers and those who suppose that he received the primary struggle. That struggle was a draw. However I’m 100% that I ought to have been the victor. I received that struggle.” He added, “Additionally, followers will get a tremendous present!”

Nelson’s sport plan is not going to differ massively. Nelson believes that he’ll proceed to make himself a greater fighter and do what he does greatest.

“The one distinction in coaching for this struggle is that we’re coaching for Connelly so we modify up little issues that we work on. Apart from that, I’m simply grinding like all the time, placing the work in and being in the perfect form. I’m prepared for something in that ring however I all the time go for the knockout.”

Having already fought Connelly, Nelson believes he has the benefit going into BYB 35 in Albuquerque. “I, for positive, profit from already preventing Connelly. I do know what he brings to the desk and I’m prepared to regulate for something new that he brings. I’m ready, and might’t wait to showcase my abilities to the world once more.”

Tuning in for the massive struggle shall be one thing that ought to make sense to anybody that has seen LT Nelson struggle. However he supplies a bit of extra convincing for these which might be nonetheless on the fence for some cause.

“Followers ought to tune in January 11 as a result of there shall be assured fireworks when James and I throw down. We’re each expert within the struggle sport and we each don’t wish to again up. So this can be a assured struggle for the ages. If anybody has seen me struggle earlier than, they know I’m not mendacity. BYB additionally places on nice fights and reveals all the time in order that’s additionally a plus.”

Don’t miss LT Nelson defend his BYB Tremendous Middleweight Police Gazette Diamond title. Will he lastly put the James Connelly chapter behind him? Discover ways to watch beneath.

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.