The always animated UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson talks about what it was like to film ‘Kickboxer: Retaliation’ in Thailand with Mike Tyson and Jean-Claude Van Damme and how big of a role he has in the film.

UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson talks 'Kickboxer: Retaliation' role and hopes to be on Dancing with the Stars (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The always animated UFC heavyweight Roy Nelson talks about what it was like to film ‘Kickboxer: Retaliation’ in Thailand with Mike Tyson and Jean-Claude Van Damme and how big of a role he has in the film. He also talks about his role in ‘Sharknado 4’.

Nelson, 40, hopes to be cast on Dancing with the Stars in the upcoming season. Additionally, he wants to become a stand-up comic and full-time actor once his days competing in the octagon come to an end.

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