{"id":154231,"date":"2015-07-08T05:37:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T12:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=154231"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:40:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:40:54","slug":"rothwell-give-me-arlovski-or-jds-and-let-me-prove-my-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rothwell-give-me-arlovski-or-jds-and-let-me-prove-my-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Rothwell: &#8220;Give me Arlovski or JDS and let me prove my case&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ben-Rothwell-Wins.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128752\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ben-Rothwell-Wins.png\" alt=\"Ben-Rothwell-Wins\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ben-Rothwell-Wins.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ben-Rothwell-Wins-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ben-Rothwell-Wins-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Ben-Rothwell-Wins-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell (35-9 MMA) is currently riding an impressive three-fight win streak, which includes victories over Alistair Overeem, Brandon Vera, and most recently Matt Mitrione.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Big Ben&#8221; believes he is just one win away from a chance at UFC heavyweight gold and hopes that a future victory over either Andrei Arlovski or Junior dos Santos can earn him that shot (via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/07\/ben-rothwell-give-me-one-more-fight-to-prove-im-ready-for-the-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been in this sport a long time, and I feel like dues are paid,\u201d said Rothwell. \u201cI just feel like I need one more win before I make that call. So give me Andrei (Arlovski) or Junior (dos Santos) and I\u2019ll prove my case.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who would you like to see the 33-year-old veteran battle next? Does a fight with Arlovski or &#8220;JDS&#8221; make sense for &#8220;Big Ben&#8221;? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kings Of Volume &#8212; Punches In Bunches With Nate Diaz And Richard Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4330404785001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell (35-9 MMA) is currently riding an impressive three-fight win streak, which includes victories over Alistair Overeem, Brandon Vera, and most recently Matt Mitrione. &#8220;Big Ben&#8221; believes he is just one win away from a chance at UFC heavyweight gold and hopes that a future victory over either Andrei Arlovski or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":128752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[129,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rothwell: &quot;Give me Arlovski or JDS and let me prove my case&quot; | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UFC heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell wants to fight either Andrei Arlovski or Junior dos Santos next in a number one contenders match. 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