Former UFC fighter Robert Drysdale tried to talk Max Rohskopf out of quitting on the stool during his UFC on ESPN 11 fight with Austin Hubbard on Saturday night, and he’s adamant he did the right thing.
Rohskopf, who took the fight on just five days’ notice, had a good start, but got dominated in the second stanza. The then-undefeated lightweight kept telling Drysdale to “call it,” but Drysdale insisted his protege could bounce back and win the round and subsequently the decision.
For Drysdale, the main issue was that Rohskopf was disappointed with his performance at the UFC APEX, and that affected him mentally.