{"id":334622,"date":"2019-12-09T06:55:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T14:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=334622"},"modified":"2019-12-09T06:55:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T14:55:14","slug":"stefan-struve-speaks-out-on-controversial-loss-to-ben-rothwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/stefan-struve-speaks-out-on-controversial-loss-to-ben-rothwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan Struve speaks out on controversial loss to Ben Rothwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, on the main card of the UFC&#8217;s latest stop in Washington, D.C., towering heavyweight veteran Stefan Struve returned to the cage opposite Ben Rothwell.<\/p>\n<p>Rothwell ultimately defeated Struve with a vicious volley of second-round punches. Unfortunately, this stoppage was somewhat overshadowed by the two devastating low blows Rothwell landed earlier in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>These low blows \u2014 which certainly seemed to be inadvertent \u2014 were so severe that Struve took multiple minutes to recover each time. Rothwell was also deducted a point for his fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Early on Monday morning, Struve took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefanStruve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> to discuss this controversial loss. While he does not believe Rothwell landed these illegal strikes intentionally, he&#8217;s adamant that they changed the course of the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t complain about the stoppage. I\u2019m frustrated that 2 (unintentional) illegal blows take away my focus in a fight that I was clearly controlling and winning, and because of that I miss out on a big win bonus. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iJMkl56uwB\">https:\/\/t.co\/iJMkl56uwB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefanStruve\/status\/1203989007400460289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t complain about the stoppage,&#8221; Struve wrote. &#8220;I\u2019m frustrated that 2 (unintentional) illegal blows take away my focus in a fight that I was clearly controlling and winning, and because of that I miss out on a big win bonus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I agree, whatever you throw you are responsible for. Ben knows I don\u2019t blame him because I told him, I believe he had no intention of landing them where they landed. Doesn\u2019t change anything about the result of those kicks tho, they still changed the entire course of the fight <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajZQ88D24K\">https:\/\/t.co\/ajZQ88D24K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefanStruve\/status\/1204047069578776577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whatever you throw you are responsible for,&#8221; Struve continued. &#8220;Ben knows I don\u2019t blame him because I told him, I believe he had no intention of landing them where they landed. Doesn\u2019t change anything about the result of those kicks tho, they still changed the entire course of the fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Struve continued, adding that a No Contest would have been a more fitting result for the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No it would have been a no contest. 2 full rounds need to be fought in order to go to a technical decision. So if it happened in the 3rd, it would\u2019ve been different. All of this doesn\u2019t matter tho, my point is just how frustrated I am because I was doing great until the lowblows <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gl5oOaPiBR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gl5oOaPiBR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefanStruve\/status\/1204048269397184518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No it would have been a no contest,&#8221; Struve responded to a fan. &#8220;2 full rounds need to be fought in order to go to a technical decision. So if it happened in the 3rd, it would\u2019ve been different. All of this doesn\u2019t matter tho, my point is just how frustrated I am because I was doing great until the low blows.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC fighter Elvis Sinosic also chimed in on the issue, scolding the referee for encouraging Stefan Struve to continue fighting \u2014 rather than focusing on the Dutchman&#8217;s safety \u2014 after the second low blow. He also feels a No Contest would have bee a more fitting outcome, and encouraged Struve to appeal the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Struve, however, doesn&#8217;t seem too interested in an appeal.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/StefanStruve\/status\/1203997090352947201<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Ref should NEVER have tried to convince you to continue,&#8221; Sinosic wrote. &#8220;His job is control the fight and make sure the combatants are ok. As soon as he did that he gave grounds for an appeal. I hope you appeal this loss. It should be a no-contest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I don\u2019t care about no contest, dq or whatever,&#8221; Struve replied. &#8220;People that have seen the fight, saw who was in control. I care about the fact that I did everything I had 2 and more 2 win but now are left with empty hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What did you think of the fight between Stefan Struve and Ben Rothwell?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/9\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, on the main card of the UFC&#8217;s latest stop in Washington, D.C., towering heavyweight veteran Stefan Struve returned to the cage opposite Ben Rothwell. Rothwell ultimately defeated Struve with a vicious volley of second-round punches. 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