• Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • BJJ Rankings
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • BJJ Rankings
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home MMA

Robert Drysdale Product, Max Rohskopf Cut From UFC After Controversial Debut

Alex Lindsey by Alex Lindsey
August 14, 2020
in MMA
0
Robert Drysdale Product, Max Rohskopf Cut From UFC After Controversial Debut
150
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Robert Drysdale was criticized rather heavily by fans and commentators alike for his actions while cornering one of his fighters, Max Rohskopf, as he took on Austin Hubbard at UFC on ESPN 11. The fight itself went relatively smoothly and there were no issues in the first two rounds of the fight, but between round two and three Rohskopf verbally quit on the stool. The controversy came when Drysdale made the decision to try and convince him to continue on and finish the fight despite having lost both of the first two rounds cleanly. It seems as though the ADCC and IBJJF World Champion may have known from his experience in dealing with the UFC, exactly what Rohskopf’s decision might do to his career.

Many in the MMA community, including Robert Drysdale himself, have defended his actions and used the argument that there is nothing wrong with convincing a fighter to continue, provided they’re not actually being forced to do so. This is something that other prominent figures disagree with and many think that the fact that, as Ariel Helwani pointed out, Rohskopf told his coach that he wanted out nine times, was a clear signal that the fighter was done. Whatever the consensus opinion might be, it seems as though Dana White‘s comments at the post-fight interview were a little hint as to what he had in mind for Rohskopf moving forward:

“I’ve told you guys this many times before, I believed back in the day that I was a fighter and I wanted to do this and that, and one day I found out that I wasn’t,” White said. “The realization was that I wasn’t. When you find out, you need to walk away. I’m not saying that’s the case with this kid, but if that kid felt like he needed to quit tonight, who the f**k is anybody to judge him on that?

“He had the balls to come here and fight and take a short-notice fight in the UFC. Period. He’s got to get up tomorrow morning and look at himself in the mirror and figure out who he is and what he wants to do. There is no shame in getting here and finding out you’re not it. There’s no shame in that at all.”

Despite sounding somewhat supportive of Rohskopf, he has been now cut from the UFC after just one short-notice fight regardless. For his part, Rohskopf spoke to MMA fighting and appeared to blame noone but himself for his UFC release:

“I’ve done this my whole life,” Rohskopf said. “I’ve self-boycotted myself. Even when I was wrestling in high school, I was the best in the state and ended up getting third because I self-boycotted myself. I was one of the best guys in the country in college, was never an All-American when it counted, because I was telling myself that, for whatever reason, I don’t deserve it.

“That’s exactly what I did in my fight with Austin. Sh*t got hard, and I looked at my coach and said, ‘I don’t want to be here anymore.’ Not because I didn’t want to be there, but because I didn’t think I deserved to be there.”

Only time will tell whether Rohskopf will be destined for another chance at a UFC career and for now, it’s back to the drawing board for both him and Robert Drysdale.

Tags: Robert DrysdaleUFC
Previous Post

AJ Agazarm Out With Devastating Knee Injury

Next Post

Polaris Releases Cryptic Statement About Team Event

Alex Lindsey

Alex Lindsey

Alex Lindsey is the managing editor at JitsMagazine after previously holding the same position at Grappling Insider, and is a current staff writer for Bloody Elbow. Having started training and competing in MMA at 16, he's focused on BJJ for the majority of his time after that and is now a brown belt.

Related Posts

Dana White Ronda Rousey Comeback
MMA

Dana White Shares Thoughts On Potential Ronda Rousey Comeback

by Kathrine Burne
October 7, 2025
Michael Venom Page First BJJ Experiences
MMA

Michael ‘Venom’ Page Opens Up About His First BJJ Experience

by Diogo de Souza
October 5, 2025
Roberto Satoshi De Souza RIZIN 51
MMA

Roberto Satoshi Finishes A Standing Rear-Naked Choke In First Round At RIZIN 51

by Sabrina Phillips
September 28, 2025
Jimmy Crute Neck Crank UFC Perth
MMA

Jimmy Crute Lands Brutal Neck Crank Finish At UFC Perth

by Phil Jones
September 28, 2025
IShowSpeed Grappling UFC Fighter Vanessa Demopoulos
MMA

Watch Popular Streamer IShowSpeed Grappling With Vanessa Demopoulos

by Jackson Williams
September 28, 2025
Next Post
Polaris Team Grappling

Polaris Releases Cryptic Statement About Team Event

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Revgear Banner
ButterflyX Gear
Free Eoghan OFlanagan BJJ Instructional
Jitsmagazine.com

Your home for the latest BJJ and grappling news.

Categories

  • BJJ News
  • Features
  • Interviews
  • MMA

Browse by Tag

ADCC ADCC 2022 ADCC 2024 ADCC Open ADCC Trials Celebrity BJJ Craig Jones Craig Jones Invitational Dan Manasoiu Dante Leon Diego 'Pato' Oliveira Elder Cruz Fabricio Andrey Felipe Pena Fellipe Andrew Ffion Davies Fight 2 Win Gabrieli Pessanha Gordon Ryan Gracie Family Helena Crevar IBJJF Kade Ruotolo Kaynan Duarte Law Enforcement Mayssa Bastos Mica Galvao Mikey Musumeci Nicholas Meregali Nicky Rodriguez Oliver Taza ONE Championship Opinion Pieces Polaris Roberto Jimenez Tainan Dalpra Team Grappling Throwback Tye Ruotolo UFC UFC Fight Pass Invitational Who's Number One Women's BJJ Women's MMA Wrestling

Recent Posts

  • Mikey Musumeci Reveals That Joao Miyao Match Is In The Works
  • Dana White Shares Thoughts On Potential Ronda Rousey Comeback
  • JitsCast #49: Alan Sanchez

© 2025 JitsMagazine.com

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • BJJ News
  • MMA
  • Interviews
  • BJJ Rankings
  • Shop

© 2025 JitsMagazine.com

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?