Home  //  Videos  //  MMA Training Videos  //  News  //  Latest  //  Brendan Schaub-Ben Rothwell deal near
Brendan Schaub-Ben Rothwell deal near
  • Print
Details
Category: Latest
Published on Thursday, 14 February 2008 15:10
Hits: 9571
By Franklin McNeil
 
ESPN.com
 
Heavyweights Brendan Schaub and Ben Rothwell have verbally agreed to do battle at UFC 145 on March 24, the promotion announced Tuesday night.
 
Schaub (8-2) was among the fastest-rising heavyweights until a first-round knockout loss to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on Aug. 27 halted his win streak at four.
 
Rothwell will carry a professional record of 31-8 into the bout. Since making his UFC debut on Oct. 24, 2009, Rothwell has registered just one win in three fights.
 
After a layoff that lasted for more than a year, Rothwell returned to action in September against Mark Hunt at UFC 135. Hunt defeated Rothwell by unanimous decision.
 
UFC 145 is slated to be held at Bell Centre in Montreal.
 
Franklin McNeil covers mixed martial arts and boxing for ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Franklin_McNeil.

Want To Write For PBI?

ProBoxingInsider.com is always looking for contributors. Boxing news, articles, profiles, photos, results, commentary and interviews are always welcome. At this time we offer NO financial compensation for submissions. Compensation is yours in the way of an opportunity for you to be published online and gain an increased exposure to your material. Submit your article for consideration or contact us for more information at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

Fighter Spotlight


Andre Berto-  On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision. Berto bounced back in his very next fight on 4th September 2011, to defeat Jan Zaveck and became the IBF welterweight champion, until he vacated it. 
 
 

Melvin Guillard- He debuted with the UFC on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman. Guillard received his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricco Rodriguez in 2008.[1] He is currently ranked the 10th best lightweight fighter by Bloody Elbow and 7th by MMAWeekly