MMAJunkie<\/a> to explain why he feels discouraged about not being able to book a fight against a top heavyweight.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m disheartened. I just found out Andrei Arlovski\u2019s been matched against Stipe Miocic \u2013 I\u2019ve been wanting a fight with Andrei and I feel like there was a lot of good vibes and traction. \u2026 People wanted to see the fight because two weeks ago Stipe pulled out of the fight. Here I am, I\u2019m in Ireland, I\u2019m here to fight. I\u2019m ready to go. Somehow the guy who got injured and pulled out of this fight gets the fight I\u2019ve been asking for.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m not going to talk about what\u2019s fair, because there\u2019s nothing fair in this sport. I can get past that. It doesn\u2019t matter, fair or not \u2013 I\u2019m just completely blindsided. If Andrei got matched up with someone else, fine, whatever. But to get the guy I\u2019m supposed to fight that\u2019s not here to fight me on Saturday? This is all getting announced and the fight (we were supposed to have) hasn\u2019t even happened. It\u2019s absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the guy that\u2019s healthy calling out Andrei; isn\u2019t that worth anything? Haven\u2019t they been telling us for years that fighters need to call out guys? I\u2019ve been calling out the top dudes for like the last year now, and not one of the fights that I\u2019ve asked for has happened. I don\u2019t get it. My frustration is obvious. I just don\u2019t know what to think of it. I just try to hold on. Is something bigger going to happen? I just don\u2019t see it now. The only thing that I can see now is an act of God. Like (Alistair) Overeem gets hurt and I get to fight Junior (at UFC on FOX 17 in December).\u201d\/em><\/p>\n
Hopefully Rothwell is able to get a fight booked ASAP! If he does, who would you like to see him fight in the Octagon?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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