Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell set for UFC on FOX 18

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: GARYCANUCKS
Date: November 24, 2015 at 11:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Knew it. Confirmed on FS Live
Here is the current card
Date : Saturday, January 30, 2016
Venue : Prudential Center
Location : Newark, New Jersey, USA
(2) Anthony Johnson vs (4) Ryan Bader
(6) Josh Barnett vs (8) Ben Rothwell
(10) Tarec Saffiedine vs (15) Jake Ellenberger
Alexander Yakovlev vs George Sullivan
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs Joaquim Silva
Alex Caceres vs Masio Fullen
Tony Martin vs Felipe Olivieri

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BRF
Date: November 24, 2015 at 11:56 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

how in the hell is tarec safiedine still in the top 10

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Joseph McBride 27
Date: November 25, 2015 at 12:01 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Still needs a solid fight or 2. Rory/Lombard & Zingano/Pena would be pretty sweet. Helwani reported Rory/Lombard was in the works a few eeks ago but I wouldn't be surprised if Rory gets Hendricks or Wonderboy instead.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Galgorian
Date: November 25, 2015 at 12:11 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Fun card so far

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BRF
Date: November 25, 2015 at 12:20 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Bader vs Johnson is either gonna be a really boring 5 round lay and pray session or a 1st round vicious ko.
Barnett is gonna submit Rothwell if he can get him down but on the feet I favour Rothwell.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Mike Porch MMA
Date: November 25, 2015 at 12:28 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

BRF said:
how in the hell is tarec safiedine still in the top 10
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He's #12 on mine. lol I think a bigger shock is they still have Ellenberger ranked. He fell of mine months & months ago

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: KEITHNASH
Date: November 25, 2015 at 12:48 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Barnett by decision

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ChrisminaL
Date: November 25, 2015 at 03:01 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Shapin up pretty good. Rory-Hector on this card would be great !
Glad I'm going

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: wolf hunter
Date: November 25, 2015 at 07:59 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Interesting fight for josh, after that last fight n all the hollywood talk didn't think to see him back so soon

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: November 25, 2015 at 08:40 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Great fight.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Norway
Date: November 25, 2015 at 09:25 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

ChrisminaL said:
Shapin up pretty good. Rory-Hector on this card would be great !
Glad I'm going
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Are you going for Saffiedine? Just as a fan or is he a training partner of yours?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ChrisminaL
Date: November 25, 2015 at 10:17 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

I'm going because Tarec is on the card and a friend of mine lives in NYC (I can sleep at his place for free).
I'm not going as part of Tarec's crew this time, but I still have to decide whether I want to be part of the press or if I want to be there as a fan. I really enjoyed Dublin card as a fan, it's not the same when you have to
work
.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: opti
Date: November 25, 2015 at 11:56 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

BRF said:
how in the hell is tarec safiedine still in the top 10
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*looks up his fight finder*
Let's see... He's only got 2 fights in the UFC. 1-1 w\ the loss being to Rory.
Prior to that he had 5 wins, and a questionable loss to woodley before that. In fact, I specifically recall the woodley fight because I remember thinking it was a bulls--- decision.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Spud
Date: November 26, 2015 at 02:05 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

opti said:
*looks up his fight finder*
Let's see... He's only got 2 fights in the UFC. 1-1 w\ the loss being to Rory.
Prior to that he had 5 wins, and a questionable loss to woodley before that. In fact, I specifically recall the woodley fight because I remember thinking it was a bulls--- decision.
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I'm surprised his inactivity hasn't hurt him more. In a couple of months he'll have gone 3 years with just 2 fights. For a guy that doesn't really have a signature win, it's kinda surprising to see him still quite far up the rankings.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: DimMak
Date: November 26, 2015 at 02:11 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

This fight makes me happy. The violence is strong with these 2.
Who will be celebrating??
OR

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MysterLynch
Date: November 26, 2015 at 07:10 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Joseph McBride 27 said:
Still needs a solid fight or 2. Rory/Lombard & Zingano/Pena would be pretty sweet. Helwani reported Rory/Lombard was in the works a few eeks ago but I wouldn't be surprised if Rory gets Hendricks or Wonderboy instead.
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It won't be Hendricks, he is leaving Team Takedown and has said he is going to sit out the rest of his contract with them, which expires in Feb. So Johny will return, at the earliest, in March.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: November 26, 2015 at 09:02 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

It's a good old school match up. I thought Nelson vs Barnett would turn out better than it actually did.
I have quite high expectations for this. Winner hopefully gets Overeem/JDS winner.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: DimMak
Date: November 26, 2015 at 09:41 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/josh-barnett-vs-ben-rothwell-set-for-ufc-on-fox-18.67848/

Jak said:
It's a good old school match up. I thought Nelson vs Barnett would turn out better than it actually did.
I have quite high expectations for this. Winner hopefully gets Overeem/JDS winner.
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Nelson's wrestling is that good. His TDD and scrambles were on point. However, Barnett put on a clinch clinic to overwhelm him on the feet.
We will see a war in the clinch here as well. I expect Josh to utilize is effective dirty boxing but better be mindful of Rothwell's power.. If he finds the wrong end of a Roth' hammer, I expect Barnett to clinch and drag this fight to the mat where he holds a sizable advantage, particularly in top position. Barnett has some of the heaviest top game in the business, but Rothwell is also a savvy sub vet.
I could see the winner being 2 shots away from the title!