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Ben Rothwell is concerned about his placement in the UFC’s heavyweight division. The best way to solidify his position as the #1 contender? Defeat former champion Junior Dos Santos.<\/p>\n

Rothwell was set to face Stipe Miocic at UFC Dublin on October 24th, however after an injury forced Miocic off the card <\/a>Rothwell was left without an opponent, and was pulled from the card.<\/p>\n

While Junior Dos Santos is currently slated to fight Alistair Overeem<\/a> at UFC on FOX 17 on December 19th, Rothwell is hoping for a chance to fill-in if either man is forced to pull out.<\/p>\n

Rothwell spoke to MMAJunkie<\/a> to discuss the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeating Stipe, I still know I\u2019m questionable as the No. 1 contender, and how am I going to convince everybody? I have to beat Junior Dos Santos. That was the message. It would probably make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI already put my name out there and said if somebody falls out in the Overeem or Dos Santos fight, I\u2019ll be there. I don\u2019t wish anything bad to happen, but I really want to fight Junior Dos Santos. The whole thing would make sense if that happens.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ben Rothwell is concerned about his placement in the UFC’s heavyweight division. The best way to solidify his position as the #1 contender? Defeat former champion Junior Dos Santos. 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