“I don’t have it,” When Max Rohskopf broke down mentally despite coach’s plea at UFC Apex after brutal beatdown

In June 2020, regional fighter Max Rohskopf made his UFC debut against Austin Hubbard. However, after two rounds, he quit on the stool.

“I don’t have it,” When Max Rohskopf broke down mentally despite coach’s plea at UFC Apex after brutal beatdown

Max Rohskopf vs Austin Hubbard (Image Courtesy - Sports Illustrated)

After the Covid Pandemic hit worldwide, Dana White and the UFC continued to put on fights despite criticism and opposition from the mainstream media. Austin Hubbard took on newcomer Max Rohskopf at UFC on ESPN 11. Rohskopf came in on short notice to fight in the lightweight division. However, it went wrong for the new fighter.

After two rounds, Hubbard took over the momentum of the fight. During the 30-second break, Max Rohskopf said, “Call it. Call it, I don’t wanna do this anymore. I don’t have it.” At the end of the second round, Hubbard outstruck Rohskopf 57 to 17. Rohskopf had some success at the beginning of the fight. He landed two takedowns in the first round. However, Hubbard slowly took over the fight and made Rohskopf quit at the end of the second round.

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His coach tried to the best of his ability to motivate Rohskopf. It was eerily similar to how Leon Edwards looked out of his element against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. Edward’s coach inspired him to get back up and land an iconic head kick to win the welterweight title. However, Rohskopf could not continue after suffering a brutal beatdown from Hubbard.

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Despite Rohskopf telling his coach to stop the fight, the coach did not oblige. A Nevada State Athletic Commission inspector intervened after Rohskopf showed some mixed signals. In the end, the referee stopped the bout and declared Hubbard the winner via TKO due to retirement. The MMA community went after the coach for not protecting the fighter, but Rohskopf defended the action of his coach.

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Max Rohskopf details childhood trauma

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Max Rohskopf has childhood traumas (Image Courtesy – MMA Fighting)

Lightweight fighter Max Rohskopf became famous after quitting in a fight against Austin Hubbard. At UFC on ESPN 11, Rohskopf refused to continue fighting after the second round. He was subsequently released from the UFC after that. In an interview with Damon Martin, Rohskopf detailed his childhood traumas.

He said, “When I was growing up, I was basically told I was a piece of s**t. From the time I was born until I was damn near 18. It will never leave my head. No matter what anyone tells me I can do, or no matter how good of a practice I do or how good of a fight I have, I’m always going to [have it] in the back of my mind ‘I could do better.’ It’s just a little bit of a sickness.”

He has gone 2-1 since his fight in the UFC. Rohskopf is still young and can bounce back. However, he may need to overcome his mental health struggles if he wants to be a champion in any organization.

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