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The UFC’s return to Canada is now official for March 24, and a pair of heavyweights will clash on the card.

UFC officials today announced that Ben Rothwell and
Brendan Scahub have verbally agreed to meet at UFC
145, which takes place in Montreal.

The promotion had previously declined to name a specific date for the
event, which is expected to take place at the city’s Bell Centre.

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In his first fight in 15 months due to a knee injury, Ben Rothwell (31-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) meets fellow heavyweight…

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In his first fight in 15 months due to a knee injury, Ben Rothwell meets fellow heavyweight Mark Hunt at UFC 135.

Officials recently announced that verbal agreements are in place for the fight.

Although not officially announced, UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Pepsi Center in Denver. The night’s main card, including a likely Jon Jones vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson championship headliner, airs on pay-per-view.

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A heavyweight match-up is in the works for UFC 135 in Denver as Ben Rothwell looks to return to action as he faces former K-1 fighter Mark Hunt on the card.
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Coming home from an autograph session to a computer screen filled with insults is a jarring experience, admits UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell.

Welcome to the double-edged sword of fandom, a split world fighters
encounter when they get to the big show. Up close and personal, they’re
bathed in praise. Online, where MMA lives and breathes, they’re cut off
at the knees at a moment’s notice.

That goes double for the fighters who bring personality to the table,
the ones who don’t consult the public relations manual before they
speak, or the ones who’ve decided they’re better served as heels. Rothwell has not decided to be a heel.

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The last place a mixed martial artist wants to be is on the sidelines, unable to fight whenever and wherever he wants. However, former International Fight League standout and current UFC mainstay Ben Rothwell has taken a more philosophical approach to his injury-induced layoff.

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UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell sat at UFC 115′s post-fight podium and made no excuses.

He had won a unanimous decision over Gilbert Yvel on the June 12 event’s
pay-per-view card but said it was “not a victory” for the fight’s lack
of finish. He chose not to disclose that he had torn his ACL on the
first takedown of the three-round contest.

Rothwell on Tuesday underwent surgery to repair both his ACL and a torn
meniscus and hopes to be back in action by February or March of 2011.

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Ben Rothwell is disappointed with his performance in his “bittersweet” victory over Gilbert Yvel at UFC 115 in Vancouver…

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Ben Rothwell got his first win in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but he’s not calling it a victory.

Rothwell was surprisingly subdued in a post-fight press conference following Saturday’s UFC 115 event and his main-card win over fellow heavyweight Gilbert Yvel.

The reason for his glumness? He feels like he let down the fans.

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Ben Rothwell has had his share of critics over the decade or so he has been lacing up the gloves, but none are harsher than him.

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