Ben Rothwell Says He Can Defeat Any Heavyweight on The Planet

– Ben Rothwell recently spoke with mmajunkie.com, here are the highlights…

On His Mindset: “I know that I can defeat any heavyweight on the planet,” Rothwell said. “That’s it right now.”

On Working For a Title Shot: “I think I have a great opportunity to prove (I’m the No. 1 contender),” Rothwell said. “I know that’s what (Werdum) is taking the fight for, and we’re the co-main event to the heavyweight title fight, and the challenger I’ve already knocked out, and the current champion wasn’t able to fight me in October because he pulled out against me, so I feel there’s already history there. There’s a guy or so that’s obviously in the line. I think it’s about performance, and I think Sept. 10, a challenger for the title will emerge.”

On Facing Miocic or Overeem: “It doesn’t matter because after the fight with Overeem, he still felt like this or that or he could beat me nine out of 10 times,” Rothwell said. “That just proves I didn’t do my job, and I want to make sure that if I fight him (again), there won’t be a third fight. “\Stipe is obviously a great challenge. He’s proven it. He went in, and he had a lot of things stacked against him, taking on Werdum in Brazil, and he performed beautifully and has proved that right now, he’s the man. He rightfully deserves his title, and it’s up to the rest of us to prove that one of us deserve the title.”