▁U FC ▁He avy weight ▁Champion , ▁Ric co ▁Rod rig uez ▁in ▁the ▁team ▁final s . ▁After ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁fight ▁and ▁displaying ▁superior ▁striking , ▁Roth well ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁However , ▁the ▁Silver back s ▁fell ▁short ▁of ▁a ▁victory ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁Ren zo ▁G rac ie ' s ▁New ▁York ▁Pit b ull s . ▁This ▁was ▁Roth well ' s ▁last ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁I FL , ▁as ▁he ▁eventually ▁left ▁the ▁organization ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁dispute . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁I FL , ▁Roth well ▁had ▁a ▁ 9 – 0 ▁record . ▁ ▁Aff lic tion ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁I FL , ▁Roth well ▁joined ▁Aff lic tion ▁where ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁bout , ▁against ▁former ▁U FC ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁And rei ▁Ar lov ski , ▁Roth well ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁knock out ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁upper cut ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round . ▁This ▁ended ▁Roth well ' s ▁ 1 3 - f ight ▁win ▁stre ak ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁defeat ▁in ▁over ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Ult imate ▁Fight ing ▁Championship ▁Roth well ▁made ▁his ▁U FC ▁debut ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 0 4 ▁against ▁und efe ated ▁C ain ▁Vel as quez ▁losing ▁via ▁T K O ▁one ▁minute ▁into ▁round ▁two . ▁The ▁sto pp age ▁was ▁controvers