Although Robert Drysdale took much of the heat for his role in Max Rohskopf ’s controversial UFC debut, he wasn’t the only one in the corner that night at UFC on ESPN 11. Dewey Cooper, who serves as one of the main coaches at Zenith MMA Team in Las Vegas alongside Drysdale, was there, too. He said he supports every action that was made and views the backlash to the corner interaction between Drysdale and Rohskopf as “over exaggerated” and “crazy.” “I was in the corner, and I was the one warming him up as Max is our guy,” Cooper told MMA Junkie. “I didn’t think anything was wrong with what transpired in the corner. I didn’t think anything was wrong with what transpired in the fight. We took the fight on five days’ notice, and it just didn’t go our way.

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Coach Dewey Cooper: ‘I totally disagree’ with notion UFC corners should put fighter safety first – MMA Junkie

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