Then the conversation took a right turn. Rothwell noted that the UFC's new anti-doping rules go into effect on July 1, and questioned whether the reigning champion -- as well as a whole host of fighters -- will look the same in the Octagon once year-round random testing goes into effect July 1.
"Let's see what happens after July 1, when the advance testing starts kicking in," Rothwell said. "Let's see if [Velasquez is] still fighting the same way he has. I doubt it. I'm not implying anything, what I'm just saying, I don't believe every division is going to look the same after July 1st. If anyone takes offense to that, maybe they ought to look at themselves and look at their problems."