Austin Hubbard understands why Max Rohskopf didn’t want to keeping fighting beyond the second stanza. This past Saturday night (June 20), Hubbard and Rohskopf competed in the opening bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Hubbard was simply too much fo…
Austin Hubbard understands why Max Rohskopf didn’t want to keeping fighting beyond the second stanza. This past Saturday night (June 20), Hubbard and Rohskopf competed in the opening bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Hubbard was simply too much for Rohskopf. Once the second round came to an end, Rohskopf told his coach, […]
Austin Hubbard understands why Max Rohskopf didn’t want to keeping fighting beyond the second stanza. This past Saturday night (June 20), Hubbard and Rohskopf competed in the opening bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Hubbard was simply too much fo…
Austin Hubbard understands why Max Rohskopf didn’t want to keeping fighting beyond the second stanza. This past Saturday night (June 20), Hubbard and Rohskopf competed in the opening bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Hubbard was simply too much for Rohskopf. Once the second round came to an end, Rohskopf told his coach, […]
Robert Drysdale has no regrets over his corner advice to Max Rohskopf at UFC on ESPN 11. Drysdale came under fire from fans and media members following the Rohskopf vs. Austin Hubbard bout. The matchup took place this past Saturday night (June 20). Hub…
Robert Drysdale has no regrets over his corner advice to Max Rohskopf at UFC on ESPN 11. Drysdale came under fire from fans and media members following the Rohskopf vs. Austin Hubbard bout. The matchup took place this past Saturday night (June 20). Hubbard was simply beating his opponent to the punch and once the […]
While many sympathized with Max Rohskopf for wanting out of his fight with Austin Hubbard, Dan Hooker decided to mock him. Rohskopf stepped in on five days’ notice to take on Hubbard at UFC Vegas 3 last night. However, the formerly unbeaten lightweight was outclassed by Hubbard and following the second round, asked his coach […]
While many sympathized with Max Rohskopf for wanting out of his fight with Austin Hubbard, Dan Hooker decided to mock him.
Rohskopf stepped in on five days’ notice to take on Hubbard at UFC Vegas 3 last night. However, the formerly unbeaten lightweight was outclassed by Hubbard and following the second round, asked his coach Robert Drysdale to call an end to the fight.
Despite repeated requests, Drysdale refused to listen to Rohskopf and was even prepared to let him continue fighting in the third round. However, Rohskopf didn’t get off his stool as the fight was eventually called off with Hubbard getting the TKO victory.
Hooker Not Impressed By Rohskopf
While he defended his actions, Drysdale has since received plenty of criticism as the debate of when a corner should stop a fight was reignited.
Hooker’s comments naturally didn’t go down well, especially going by just the fan responses alone. And with his fight against Dustin Poirier coming up next week, it looks like many will be hoping “The Diamond” gets the job done.
UFC president Dana White isn’t about to criticize Max Rohskopf for quitting. On Saturday night (June 20), Rohskopf took on Austin Hubbard in the first bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Rohskopf’s corner, particularly Robert Drysdale, came un…
UFC president Dana White isn’t about to criticize Max Rohskopf for quitting. On Saturday night (June 20), Rohskopf took on Austin Hubbard in the first bout on the UFC on ESPN 11 card. Rohskopf’s corner, particularly Robert Drysdale, came under fire after the fighter was pushed to continue fighting despite asking to have the towel […]
UFC president Dana White has vehemently defended Max Rohskopf who decided to quit on his stool between rounds last night. The UFC newcomer faced off against Austin Hubbard on the UFC on ESPN 11 preliminary card. After losing two rounds Rohskopf quit on his stool despite his corners best efforts to convince him to fight […]
UFC president Dana White has vehemently defended Max Rohskopf who decided to quit on his stool between rounds last night. The UFC newcomer faced off against Austin Hubbard on the UFC on ESPN 11 preliminary card. After losing two rounds Rohskopf quit on his stool despite his corners best efforts to convince him to fight on – check out the video clip here.
Speaking post-fight at the event White defended Rohskopf quitting in his debut fight, he said.
“Let me tell you what: In this (expletive) sport, if you’re done, you’re done,” White told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at the post-fight news conference at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. “You should absolutely be able to quit. I know that it’s frowned upon, but guess what? Anybody that would talk (expletive) about you quitting isn’t in there fighting. It’s real easy to be a critic. With what these kids do, this is a whole ‘nother level, man. … When you get here, this is a whole different level, man.”
“I believed back in the day that I was a fighter and wanted to do this and that, and one day I found out that I wasn’t,” White said. “The realization was that I wasn’t. When you find out, you need to walk away. I’m not saying that’s the case with this kid. But if that kid felt like he needed to quit tonight, who the (expletive) is anybody to judge him on that? He had the balls to come here and fight and take a short-notice fight in the UFC.”
“He’s gotta get up tomorrow and look himself in the mirror and figure out who he is and what he wants to do,” White said. “There is no shame in getting here and finding out that you’re not it. There’s no shame in that at all. He gave it a shot, didn’t work out. Anybody who would try to ridicule a kid like that, (expletive) you. Come try it. Come try and do what he did tonight. Very few people can do it.” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)
Do you think Dana White is right to defend Max Rohskopf quitting during his UFC debut?