Jake Rosholt released from his UFC contract following Nov. 21 loss
by Jesse Holland on Dec 1, 2009 9:53 AM EST
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Jake Rosholt (6-2), four-time All American and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion out of Oklahoma State University (OSU), was released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) yesterday following his Nov. 21 submission loss to Kendall Grove.
Rosholt announced the news via his official Twitter account.
He turned pro about two years ago and had gone undefeated in his first five fights, including his World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) debut against Nissen Osterneck. Despite the win, Rosholt did not appear comfortable on his feet, eating several knuckle sandwiches and looking as if he could be stopped. However, he weathered the storm and capitalized with a technical knockout shortly after Osterneck punched himself out.
The win was good enough to get him a crack at the big boys in the UFC, where he locked horns with Dan Miller at UFC Fight Night 17 back in February. His limited experience was evident in that 185-pound contest, getting submitted with a rather routine choke early in the first round.
He quickly rebounded with an impressive submission win of his own over the hard-hitting Chris Leben at UFC 102 back in August, but unfortunately he was unable to maintain that momentum, falling to Kendall Grove via triangle-choke on the undercard of "Ortiz vs. Griffin 2" on Nov. 21.
Rosholt may be on the unemployment line, but it's unlikely he'll stay there very long. With organizations like Strikeforce, Bellator and MFC in the hunt for recognizable talent, Rosholt has enough experience on the big stage to make him an viable commodity.
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No big loss. One less wrestler with limited stand-up. Now someone just needs to give Dana that same memo regarding Huggie and Fitch.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
ya letting go of Clay Guida & Fitch would be genius
May as well rid the UFC of all wrestlers just cause some ppl find em boring. Great idea. I’m sure no one wants Fitch or Guida cause its the ‘in’ thing to hate on them riiight now.
by daniel worby on Dec 1, 2009 10:33 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
That made me mad
I like Leben. No way a striker like him should lose to a guy with the stand-up skills of a 4-year-old throwing a tantrum.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
did you not see Lebens last fight? He’s the one who looked like the 4 yr old winging punches like a drunken fool
Daniel Worby's post below is right
I’ve always liked Leben, but he is regressing. A loss to Rosholt is exhibit A.
Good times and riches and son of a bitches
I've seen more than I can recall.
???
how is Leben still in the UFC? Seriously, who wants to see him fight again?
i do
He’s a great character inside & out of the cage. Its just unfortunate to see him appear to be going backwards instead of forwards in progress. Reminds me of Melvin.
Except Melvin of course has much more potential if he’d just smarten up. He’s what 24 now? 50 fights about? Pull it together
by daniel worby on Dec 1, 2009 10:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
leben may be a "great character" but...
he’s not a very good fighter, even when he’s trying to cheat (steroids), the ufc should dump his sideshow act before he embarrasses himself in the octagon again.
this doesnt shock me,
being as elite a wrestler as he is/was I thought he would have done alot better in the UFC, To me he just didnt seem to have that killer instinct that you need to be an MMA guy.
Agreed, he can still be a good MMA fighter
I like Jake, he just needs some more experience under his belt. He was slamming Grove like a rag doll before he got caught with that slick triangle. He’s still young and has only been fighting in MMA for 2 years. He’s a 3-time NCAA champ, so his wrestling skills are incredible—just needs to round out his skills and gain more experience. I bet we see him back in the UFC in a year or two.
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Stupid that Rosholt got cut and Leben didn’t, I like Leben but he’s no longer relevant at MW. The step-up to the UFC may have been too early for Jake but that just shows how bad Leben is these days, he’s just a wildman with no technique, wrestling or BJJ.
Leben is 10times more xciting than this guy
Thats why hes still in.
by Lester The Pimp on Dec 1, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
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