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Video: Gunnar Nelson’s neck was looking very strong at his open workout yesterday

Published 14:49 2 Oct 2014 BST

Updated 17:48 14 Nov 2014 GMT

Alan Loughnane
Video: Gunnar Nelson’s neck was looking very strong at his open workout yesterday

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We struggle to lift our heads from the pillow in the morning… and then he does this...

It's easy to forget after the excitement and hype surrounding UFC 178 last weekend that there are even more Irish fighters in action in the UFC this weekend. Cathal Pendred (14-2), Paddy Holohan (10-0) and our adopted Icelandic son Gunnar Nelson (13-0-1) all enter the Octagon this weekend in Sweden and Canada in the hope of adding to the wins they chalked down at UFC Dublin. Nelson held an open workout yesterday in preparation for his bout with Rick Story on Saturday night and he performed some pretty amazing and impressive neck exercises. Take a look at the video below and bask in the strength the SBG fighter has in his neck. Let’s face it, he has more power in his neck than we do in our entire bodies. His contortions start around 1:20 into the video… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyWjdLKUFhI Video via Mjölnir Mixed Martial Arts.

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Video: Gunnar Nelson’s neck was looking very strong at his open workout yesterday