Kyle Nelson couldn’t be happier with how UFC 289 played out.
The Octagon returned to Canada for the first time since 2019 on June 10th, as the promotion headed to Vancouver for UFC 289. On the card were five Canadians – six if you include Diana Belbita who calls Canada home – but many, including Kyle Nelson were the betting underdogs.
Yet, even though Nelson was the underdog, he was confident he would be able to hand Blake Bilder his first loss.
“I understand Blake’s style and I understand my own style,” Nelson said to BJPENN.com. “I understand those things more than the bookies or people picking fights. I’ve been getting better skill-wise but how I feel in the Octagon, I’ve been maturing and fighting a guy like Blake, I knew it would allow me to show off my skillset and once I could showcase my skillset, there aren’t many guys that can give me trouble.”
In the fight, Kyle Nelson used leg kicks to slow down Bilder and proved to be the much better striker. When the fight went to the scorecards, Nelson knew he would be the one getting his hand raised.
“I was 100 percent confident in the decision that I won. I know in the Herbert one, I was pretty sure I won, but it was close, and being the…
