Teammates Matt Mitrione an Tyrone Spong turned to Twitter to ask for a fight with Ben Rothwell, but Big Ben shot down one of them already.
It seems that Ben Rothwell is a popular guy right now. After Stipe Miocic was forced to withdraw from his co-main event bout at UFC Fight Night 76 with an injury, a few different fighters have taken to social media to jockey for the fight. Including two teammates.
First, it started with Matt Mitrione. Despite having a January fight lined up with Travis Browne, Mitrione threw his hat in the ring to earn a rematch with Rothwell, who choked him out last year.