ic ists ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : S war th more ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Ben ▁Roth well ▁( born ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁mixed ▁mart ial ▁artist ▁who ▁compet es ▁as ▁a ▁He avy weight ▁in ▁the ▁Ult imate ▁Fight ing ▁Championship . ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁for ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁C ities ▁Silver back s ▁of ▁the ▁I FL ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁ 9 – 0 ▁record ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁promotion ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁dispute . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁one - f ight ▁st ints ▁in ▁Aff lic tion , ▁M - 1 ▁Global , ▁and ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁C age . ▁ ▁Background ▁Roth well ▁is ▁from ▁Ken os ha , ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁both ▁of ▁his ▁parents ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁restaurant ▁business . ▁His ▁parents ▁own ▁a ▁c ater ing ▁company . ▁He ▁is ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁and ▁Irish ▁descent . ▁Roth well ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁child ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁bout ▁with ▁sp inal ▁men ing itis ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁com a ▁and ▁tempor arily ▁blind , ▁while ▁the ▁disease ▁made ▁him ▁almost ▁ob ese . ▁The ▁young ▁Roth well , ▁who ▁strugg led ▁with ▁his ▁weight ▁and ▁identity ▁in ▁his ▁ad oles