Arsenal youngster reveals desire to give mixed martial arts a go

Maybe Troy Deeney should watch what he says about Arsenal in the future.

If he's not careful, he might have a cage fighter with allegiances to the Gunners who could seek vengeance for the Watford forward's suggestion that Arsene Wenger's side lack cojones. Reiss Nelson is not exactly a household name just yet but the Arsenal youngster is beginning to show early signs of what he is capable of after receiving some first-team opportunities from Wenger over the past two months. Nelson, 17, has already featured in the Europa League, Carabao Cup and Community Shield this season and while starting places under Wenger do not come easy, there would appear to be plenty of fight in the English winger. An avid fight fan, Nelson has suggested that he would consider venturing into the world of mixed martial arts after his football career is over with. Speaking to Arsenal magazine, the teenager also revealed that he is a huge fan of UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and top welterweight Donald Cerrone. "I watched the McGregor fight," Nelson said. "And for the first couple of rounds I felt he was doing really well and he had Mayweather on the back foot, so I was confident that it would be a good fight and he might win, but then as the rounds went on he got pretty tired.