{"id":172477,"date":"2015-10-21T12:06:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T19:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=172477"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:39:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:39:40","slug":"ben-rothwell-gone-fishing-for-a-former-ufc-heavyweight-champion-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ben-rothwell-gone-fishing-for-a-former-ufc-heavyweight-champion-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Rothwell gone fishing for a former UFC heavyweight champion opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell is hungry to get back in the cage after his scheduled co-main event fight at UFC Fight Night Dublin was canceled. Rothwell\u2019s opponent, Stipe Miocic pulled out of the fight due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Rothwell took to Twitter to campaign for an opponent calling out former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jan 2nd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\">@ufc<\/a> needs a Co-Main I nominate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreiArlovski\">@AndreiArlovski<\/a> vs Me guarantee 2016 Started with a BANG <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\">@danawhite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lorenzofertitta\">@lorenzofertitta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\">@arielhelwani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RothwellFighter\/status\/656621556672692229\">October 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Who do you think takes the W in this matchup? Share your pick by commenting below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell is hungry to get back in the cage after his scheduled co-main event fight at UFC Fight Night Dublin was canceled. Rothwell\u2019s opponent, Stipe Miocic pulled out of the fight due to injury. Rothwell took to Twitter to campaign for an opponent calling out former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. 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