"I got a lot of people reach out, obviously it was some of the shots to the back of the head, the illegal elbows and stuff, so they didn't really chalk it up to much."
"But I don't feel like that set me back too much. I feel like that's one of those fights, if we did it nine times out of ten, I think I would have got the better of him. But we're moving forward going up to 155."
"Unless the UFC comes at me with seven figures, I don't see me going back down to 145. It's probably a little overdue, coming up to 155."
Kyle Nelson (16-6-1) will face Matt Frevola at UFC Vancouver in a bout being called a potential Fight of the Night. Nelson was part of a 6-0 Canadian night in Vancouver at UFC 289 in 2023. Nelson lost his most recent fight to Steve Garcia amid illegal strikes to the back of the head, prompting outreach from fans. Nelson believes the result did not cost him significant momentum. Nelson has added muscle to move up to lightweight (155 lb) and describes the jump as permanent absent a seven-figure incentive to return to 145 lb.
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