To hear Max Rohskopf tell it, what happened to him against Austin Hubbard on Saturday in Las Vegas, NV was part of a long pattern. But, not in the way that many fans and media members saw it play out—as yet another in the long string of indictments against MMA’s problems with throwing in the towel.
Instead, in a recent interview with MMA Fighting, the Xtreme Couture fighter admitted that his decision to stop his own fight with Hubbard between the second and third rounds fits a narrative throughout his competitive career. When it’s come to competing on the biggest stage, his doubts have gotten the better of him.