After a brief retirement, UFC heavyweight veteran Stefan Struve decided to make a comeback on Saturday night. “The Skyscraper” faced Ben Rothwell at UFC DC, where he absorbed two unintentional groin strikes.
The 31-year-old Dutch fighter ended up losing via second round TKO, a result which he feels was affected by those two illegal blows.
“I don’t hold any animosity against Ben, because I don’t think he threw those kicks on purpose,” Struve told MMA Fighting in a recent interview. “I do think you are responsible for what you throw in that cage. Even if it wasn’t intentional, they did their due and the fight changed completely in my opinion, after those shots.