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Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:18 am EST

Jake Rosholt has a beer-fetching dog. Seriously.

By Maggie Hendricks

No matter if Jake Rosholt wins over Dan Miller or not at Ultimate Fight Night 17, he can be confident in one fact. He has the coolest dog in the history of the world. Watch through the end of this Cribs-esque video to see why you should be jealous of Rosholt.

Rosholt also proudly shows off his collection of guns and stuffed animals, which includes a bobcat and some deer heads. A bear that he shot in Idaho is at the taxidermist, but will be proudly displayed in the Rosholt household very soon.

Something Rosholt does not show off are his championship rings from Oklahoma State wrestling. Rosholt was part of the incredibly dominant Cowboy teams that won four national championships in a row, from 2003-06. He was a four-time All-American and a three-time national champion in that time. Rosholt has carried those winning ways into MMA, where he is undefeated through five fights. After a win in the WEC, Rosholt will debut in the Octagon this weekend. It's a shame that he won't be able to bring his dog with them. 

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  1. HAHA
    1. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    he is a tough S.O.B.
    but he was gettin his face pounded in his WEC debut
    with no defense what so ever
    he would be the definition of what nutcracker says "blocks punched with his face" HAHA
    if he is gonna make it in UFC he is gonna have to step up his defense
    that being said he is tough as hell, took a beating and kept pushin
    and his wrestling resume will help him alot in the octagon
  2. Darkness!
    2. Posted by Darkness! Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    aw man-
    these "poor", up and coming young fighters... they're sooooo underpaid that a guy who's only had a couple of pro fights, and is still basically a nobody in the sport, can afford a 60 in. flatscreen and a wrap around suede-leather couch in the living room, a 42 in. LCD in the f**king bedroom!, and an entire extra room just to throw junk in cuz u have so much money that u can pay for a whole extra room in ur house, to put all the extra crap u don't even need, but just don't feel like cleaning ur house. Oh- these poor up and coming young fighters... looks like he's reeeeaaaalllly struggling; wahhhhh! That is a pretty cool trick with the dog getting him a beer outta the fridge, though...
    : )
  3. HAHA
    3. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    AW MAN WHY DID U HAVE TO BRING UP SALARY?
    WHAT THE HELL MAN
    HERE WE GO AGAIN WHA WHA WHA
    HAHA
    but na seriously im sure someone with a NCAA resume such as Rosholts
    had a nice signing bonus, jus so competition wouldnt take him
  4. The Great White
    4. Posted by The Great White Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Watch out Darkness, you are going to get it now! True, he looks like he is probably living on foodstamps. Very, very, depressing seeing these downtrodden, taken advantage of, no minded, forced to sign contract, fighters. Excuse me while I go get a tissue......
    "It's time to kill that master" - Kflo
  5. heckaguy
    5. Posted by heckaguy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    Darkness and Great White: Rosholt is on a $100K/year salary as part of Team Takedown. I believe his rent and car are also paid for as part of his salary package. This salary is independent of what he makes fighting for WEC/UFC. In return for getting a salary, he splits his fight purses with the guy who organized Team Takedown (some guy from Texas, IIRC). In other words, a guy pays Rosholt $100K/year, and in return he gets a percentage of Rosholt's fight purses. Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller also have similar deals with this same guy, and they are both part of Team Takedown as well.
  6. heckaguy
    6. Posted by heckaguy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    Darkness and Great White: Rosholt is on a $100K/year salary as part of Team Takedown. I believe his rent and car are also paid for as part of his salary package. This salary is independent of what he makes fighting for WEC/UFC. In return for getting a salary, he splits his fight purses with the guy who organized Team Takedown (some guy from Texas, IIRC). In other words, a guy pays Rosholt $100K/year, and in return he gets a percentage of Rosholt's fight purses. Johny Hendricks and Shane Roller also have similar deals with this same guy, and they are both part of Team Takedown as well.
  7. The Great White
    7. Posted by The Great White Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    WOW Heckaguy, that is even more ammo for why people should stop beating their version of Greenpeace "save the fighters" drum. IF Rosholt has a $100K salary from ANYBODY and fights under contract (nobody really knows what that contract pays) with the UFC/WEC AND gets paid win/show/bonus money on a per fight basis then HOT DAMN what do established fighters make???
  8. me
    8. Posted by me Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:55 pm EDT

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    After his WEC fight, he looked like the mask...the 80's movie not the 90's movie lol
  9. HAHA
    9. Posted by HAHA Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    HAHA me i thought that too
    AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    he looked just like it with the hair and everything
  10. Jonathan V
    10. Posted by Jonathan V Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:40 pm EDT

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    they get paid 1/10th of what boxers get paid. rosholt got a sweet but extremely rare deal with his contract and team takedown. he is the exception, a far cry from the norm.
  11. The Great White
    11. Posted by The Great White Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Jonathan - Really? 1/10th of what boxers get. Oh, I get it. It is 1/10 of the .00000000000001% of boxers. Please explain why "boxers", many of whom are undefeated at 12 and 13-0, some ex world champs and others with impecible records of 25-2 etc fight on a reality TV show where they MUST win 4 straight fights to win a measly 1 million if "boxers" in general make more money???? Fact is, "boxers" in general do NOT make more money. Boxers take years and years and an incedible amount of luck to make it big time and make 1.5 million per fight like Fedor or a Couture did. Or to a lesser extent, what Rashad Evans at 450K in the last 3 months made in the UFC. Rashad was the assistant wrestling coach at Michigan State 3 years ago. "Boxers" would go apeshiat at the possibility of making 450K in 3 months after only boxing for 3 years. Again, "Boxers" in general NEVER make any money. Only the elite do and that is coming to a quick end. I guess you haven't heard that the Staples Center had to resourt to selling $25 dollar tickets, or that Vegas wont have a major boxing card until May. MMA has cards darn near weekly on free or PPV TV with payouts that YOU and I don't know the extent of. It was only recently that Randy Coutures PPV take was disclosed. ALL MMA fighters make much much more than what is revealed and MOST boxer make peanuts. What Rosholt got is closer to the norm in MMA than your generalization of boxers.
  12. Irish Bastard
    12. Posted by Irish Bastard Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:33 pm EDT

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    Did anyone else hear that prisoners are learning MMA too so they can fight better ? It was in the movie Felon .. in the more section on the DVD .
    That should make Dana "NUTSACK" White have the idea on where to get his next TUF guys !
  13. ruckaone
    13. Posted by ruckaone Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:55 pm EDT

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    Try hunting an animal that is equally armed with firepower.......shooting animals is to compensate for insecurities. Go climb a mountain, surf mavericks, skydive or something. I am not impressed with his performance.
  14. me
    14. Posted by me Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:55 pm EDT

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    Can't it be that he just likes to kill stuff?
  15. Mr
    15. Posted by Mr Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:28 pm EDT

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    I agree he is one tough SOB.
    I bought a new MMA t-shirt. Check this out:
    http://www.americanspartan.com/store.html
  16. mathiasmorciglio
    16. Posted by mathiasmorciglio Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    That is an AWESOME trick. What a fantastic dog. I just about turned it off and said "what the hell are these bloggers talking about" I'm glad I watched to the end. Oh btw city o' champs, we get it, can you post that same comment on a different blog somwhere else now please?
  17. Mountaineer Maniac
    17. Posted by Mountaineer Maniac Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    I want that friggin dog!!! That is awesome!!! and yes he is one tough S.O.B.
  18. ClintOn
    18. Posted by ClintOn Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Go Jake and Go Pokes
  19. spike
    19. Posted by spike Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm EDT

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    How much for the pup ?
  20. fightchica
    20. Posted by fightchica Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    What's really cool is that Daisy knew who Chris was too.
  21. jvnbdb
    21. Posted by jvnbdb Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:43 pm EDT

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    wow thats a cool dog. . .too bad it couldnt get rosholt a win

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