Max Rohskopf once again finds himself signed to one of North America\u2019s biggest promotions.<\/p>\n
MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that the 27-year-old lightweight has joined the Bellator roster, following an announcement from his management via Instagram.<\/p>\n
Currently 7-1 as a pro, Rohskopf made headlines in his lone UFC appearance in June 2020 when he lost to Austin Hubbard at UFC Vegas 3. After the second round of his debut, Rohskopf was heard telling his corner, \u201cI don\u2019t have it,\u201d and he did not get off the stool to compete in Round 3 despite his team encouraging him to continue.<\/p>\n
Rohskopf\u2019s decision drew a wide variety of reactions, with UFC President Dana White saying that there was \u201cno shame\u201d in Rohskopf quitting on the stool. UFC fighter and analyst Anthony Smith criticized Rohskopf\u2019s corner for not stopping the fight on his behalf, while Hubbard also found no fault in Rohskopf\u2019s call, even if he wouldn\u2019t have made it himself.<\/p>\n
In a subsequent interview with MMA Fighting\u2019s Mike Heck, Rohskopf put the blame solely on his own shoulders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done that for pretty much all my fights,\u201d Rohskopf said. \u201cI\u2019ve been aware of how I perform at my best and that\u2019s by staying calm, understanding what\u2019s happening and stuff like that. I do try and stay as calm as I possibly can, because once I lose that, my Achilles heel, my weakness is what happened on Saturday. I\u2019ve done this my whole life. I\u2019ve 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\u2019t deserve it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what I did in my fight with Austin. S*** got hard, and I looked at my coach and said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to be here anymore.\u2019 Not because I didn\u2019t want to be there, but because I didn\u2019t think I deserved to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly after the fight, Rohskopf was released. He later signed with England\u2019s Cage Warriors promotion and made a successful debut at an event in San Diego in August 2021, dominating Jeff Creighton en route to a first-round finish. He followed that with a unanimous decision win over Jordan Bailey the following October.<\/p>\n
Six of Rohskopf\u2019s seven wins have come by way of finish, five by submission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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