Looking back on his PFL season opening loss to Denis Goltsov in June, heavyweight Jared Rosholt admitted he played too much into his opponent’s strength and it cost him the bout.
Rosholt went into his bout with Goltsov wanting to stand and in the end suffered a first-round TKO loss, which left him on the outside looking in at the PFL playoffs.
“That last fight with Goltsov I kind of knew what kind of opponent he was,” Rosholt told MMAWeekly.com. “He is a very decorated striker. So it was no surprise that anything can happen like that. In the heavyweight weight class, it’s always a possibility.
“I just kind of went out there and thought I was going to change it up and throw with him some, and everything was going good until he got that punch through right inside my right hand. It was a good well timed shot. That’s what he does. He capitalized on what he was good at.”
Due to the PFL’s schedule, Rosholt didn’t have a lot of time to dwell on his loss to Goltsov.
“With the fights that close together and stuff you’ve just got to try to forget about the results, think about what went wrong and try to prevent it from happening again,” said Rosholt. “You’ve just kind of got to get back in the gym, forget about it, and have a fresh start with a new opportunity.”
On Thursday in Atlantic City, N.J., Rosholt (17-7) looks to rebound and earn points towards a post-season position when he faces Satoshi Ishii (22-8-1) in a main card heavyweight bout at PFL 6.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
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