It's hard to fault No. 7-ranked Heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell here. After all, "Big Ben" was scheduled to face the red-hot Stipe Miocic back in October at UFC Fight Night 76, but the Ohio native was bit by the injury bug.
Rothwell, 34, would later take issue with his employer's decision to slot Miocic opposite former 265-pound ruler Andrei Arlovski at the UFC 195 pay-per-view (PPV) earlier this month. Miocic seized the lucrative opportunity, which Rothwell was previously angling for, defeating "The Pit Bull" in 54 seconds.