UFC veteran Ben Rothwell squared off with Bobo O’Bannon on the main card of tonight’s BKFC 30 event in Monroe, Louisana.<\/p>\n
Rothwell (39-14 MMA) had parted way with the UFC earlier this year after going 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances. ‘Big Ben’ had most recently competed in the Octagon<\/a> in November of 2021, where he suffered a TKO loss to Marcos Rog\u00e9rio de Lima.<\/p>\n Standing in the way of Rothwell’s first career Bare Knuckle victory will be BKFC veteran Bobo O’Bannon (3-3 BKFC). The ‘Bible Belt Brawler’ previously called out the former UFC heavyweight contender and Rothwell plans on making him regret that decision.<\/p>\n “There is nothing better than making someone regret their wish… I think there is some underestimating going on and is focusing on my last fight, not all of my fights. He’s hoping I’m a version that every guy dreams of me showing up,”<\/em> Ben Rothwell told BJPENN.com in a recent interview (read that here<\/a>). “Josh Barnett said there are two versions, there’s the guy that they all hope shows up and I lose fights when I show up like that, and then there is a guy that shows up that has almost 30 knockouts and a slew of finishes. I know what’s in me and I know I’m one of the best fighters in the world. Bobo is a good opponent because he wants to stand and fight and has something to prove something.”<\/em><\/p>\n Tonight’s Rothwell vs O’Bannon fight lasted only a mere few seconds. ‘Big Ben’ was able to catch Bobo with a number of heavy shots, the final of which sent the BKFC veteran crashing down to the canvas.<\/p>\n https:\/\/t.co\/M6iMpzOV6C<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/r2oGbwgaiz<\/a><\/p>\n — fire mma (@firemmatweets) October 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n