Ben Rothwell News

Russell Ess - February 2, 2016

UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell made a big statement with an impressive win over Josh Barnett at UFC on FOX 18. Barnett who is known for his own deadly ground game fell to submission with Rothwell’s perfectly executed gogo choke. “Big Ben” has been campaigning for some time now for the top competition in the UFC heavyweight division and spoke about his skills and jiu-jitsu lineage after his win on Saturday (transcribed by MMA Junkie):

bjpenndotcom - January 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/8916zsb_tFE “Big Ben” Rothwell has done what he needed to do to put himself in the current group of elite heavyweights in the UFC. The Kenosha Wisconsin native defeated Josh Barnett via Go-GO choke in the second round.

bjpenndotcom - January 30, 2016

In the co-main event of UFC on FOX 18 Ben Rothwell cemented his place in the top of the UFC’s heavyweight division as he submitted grappling wizard Josh Barnett.

Chris Taylor - January 30, 2016

The UFC on FOX 18 co-main event featured a clash between hard-hitting heavyweights Josh Barnett (34- 8 MMA) and Ben Rothwell (36-9 MMA). Round one begins and Rothwell opens up with punches. Good body kick lands for “Big Ben”. Big right hand scores for Barnett. Josh is pawing with the jab. He’s finding a home for it. Rothwell responds with a leg kick. Barnett replies with one of his own. Good jab to the body by Josh. Ben answers with a leg kick. Another good jab lands for Barnett. Big shot from Rothwell. Nice jab by Josh. Rothwell is bleeding. More jabs from Barnett. They clinch against the fence and then break. Nice left hand from Barnett. Ben smiles at him. Good combo lands for Ben. Nice elbow inside from Josh followed by a jab. Good straight left from Barnett. He tries a front kick but misses. The horn sounds to end round one.