Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-06, Ben Rothwell vs Matt Mitrione gets three stars thanks to a good finish.Ben Rothwell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has a record of 9-3-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2013: Rothwell was defeated by Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell) and then he won over Brandon Vera (=Rothwell vs Vera) and Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Rothwell) while Mitrione lost to Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but then he has won three consecutive bouts, the last one with Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione). Rothwell vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Tim Boetsch vs Dan Henderson – UFC Fight Night 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: UFC Fight Night 68: Boetsch vs Henderson
Date: 2015-06-06
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Division: heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg)
UFC Fight Night 68 fight card (main card):
Tim Boetsch vs Dan Henderson
Ben Rothwell vs Matt Mitrione
Dustin Poirier vs Yancy Medeiros
Thiago Tavares vs Brian Ortega
Joe Soto vs Anthony Birchak
Francisco Rivera vs Alex Caceres
Rothwell’s previous fight: Alistair Overeem vs Ben Rothwell
Mitrione’s previous fight: Gabriel Gonzaga vs Matt Mitrione
Mitrione’s next fight: Travis Browne vs Matt Mitrione
Rothwell’s next fight: Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell
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Official video:
(Free embeddable highlights video hosted on UFC ON FOX’s official Youtube channel)
