- Nicknames
- Big
- Big Ben
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- American retired mixed martial artist who competed as a Heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He also competed for the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL where he held an undefeated 9-0 . Rothwell has a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- Rothwell attended Waukesha County Technical College where he earned a technical degree in collision repair. Now, Rothwell and his wife own Rothwell Mixed Martial Arts in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- He is of Norwegian and Irish descent.
- He suffered a bout with spinal meningitis when he was 6. He was in a coma and temporarily blind, and almost obese. He struggled with his weight and was troubled growing up. He got involved in fighting at High School. At 17 he realized he loved fighting and began training seriously.
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