Rothwell: Let’s see how Velasquez does after July 1st

Ben Rothwell today visited the MMA Hour and took exception to recent comments by Javier Mendez that nobody in the division was a threat to Cain Velasquez, except Junior Dos Santos:

“Javier Mendez says JDS is the only threat to Cain,” Rothwell said. “That’s a joke in itself. I’m not pissed off. I laugh. Its funny. It’s whatever. That’s wishful thinking. He’s hoping that things don’t change. Is the guy tough?”

Then the conversation took a right turn. Rothwell noted that the UFC’s new anti-doping rules go into effect on July 1, and questioned whether the reigning champion — as well as a whole host of fighters — will look the same in the Octagon once year-round random testing goes into effect July 1.

“Let’s see what happens after July 1, when the advance testing starts kicking in,” Rothwell said. “Let’s see if [Velasquez is] still fighting the same way he has. I doubt it. I’m not implying anything, what I’m just saying, I don’t believe every division is going to look the same after July 1st. If anyone takes offense to that, maybe they ought to look at themselves and look at their problems.”

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