
The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Shawn Jordan (Ivanov vs Jordan) and Caio Alencar (Blagoy Ivanov vs Caio Alencar).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 36-10-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell); before this fight he had won over Josh Barnett (Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell). Ivanov vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!