Ben Rothwell gets angry and curses Werdum: 'Silly as hell...'

B. Rothwell (photo) was angered by Werdum's statements Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Heavyweight Ben Rothwell is with Fabricio Werdum choked up. The two were going to fight at UFC 203, but the American was injured and was replaced by Travis Browne. However, the Brazilian's latest statements, which ignored him when talking about possible opponents, irritated him.

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“I definitely want this fight against Werdum. He talks a ton of nonsense to Cigano and others, but he never has anything to say against me. I'm sitting here and I say: “You're a slob… and you're not going to know me because you're a s… slob…”, declared Rothwell, in an interview with the North American website “FloCombat”.
Rothwell also explained his below-critical performance in his last fight – a decision loss to the Brazilian junior gypsy. According to the heavyweight, the Brazilian was so “friendly” in the pre-fight that he came in for training and not for a real fight.
“I’ve never lost a fight where I took it personally. And Cigano was smart because he was friendly, kept me calm and I ended up entering the octagon as if it were training. It was my fault and I simply didn’t turn the “switch” on this fight”, he pondered.
Before the setback to Cigano, Rothwell was on a four-fight winning streak, including a submission triumph against former UFC champion Josh Barnett. The North American is currently in fifth place in the heavyweight rankings.