Rothwell: I felt gypped
Ben Rothwell: “These fights [UFC Fight Night 68] were a big deal, and the three stars of the UFC weren’t even there. I kind of felt gypped.”
Ben Rothwell is on three fight winning streak, with three impressive wins over quality opponents, but believe the brass at the UFC still isn’t behind him:
“I felt gypped,” Rothwell said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “Dana White wasn’t there, Joe Silva wasn’t there, I felt gypped. Joe Rogan wasn’t there. These fights were a big deal, and the three stars of the UFC weren’t even there. I kind of felt gypped.”
What turned out to be an epic evening of fights in the Big Easy was done without Rothwell’s boss in the house.
“I just wanna talk to him,” Rothwell said. “I talked to Joe Silva, and Joe Silva said it’s even hard for him to talk to Dana White. Dana White is a bigger star than all of us, I don’t think he has time for us. I don’t think he even watches UFC. It’s funny.”
Rothwell later tweeted a clarification on the comments he made on the MMA Hour, especially those directed at how the UFC treats him:
https://twitter.com/RothwellFighter/status/608696592502288384