Rochester Returns

Fighter profile of Arlo Rochester by Gut Punch

By Chad Stevens, MMA-LA

    In January, Budokai veteran Arlo Rochester hung up his gloves after having a retirement fight in the Japanese MMA org Tokyo Rebels. Following this fight, Rochester accepted a position at his old gym Yellow Lotus, as long as partaking in a number of overdone career options for retired fighters, including being a spokesperson for a failed startup org, and becoming a podcaster. 

Rochester found himself missing the thrill of combat, and no amount of hacky sack playing or bracelet making could replace the hole in his heart of fighting. Following months of inactive, Arlo Rochester decided to come out of retirement and immediately resume activity within the Martial Arts world.

However, Rochester won’t be in the cage- at least, not yet. As he eases back into full time Martial Arts training, Rochester will be grappling at the one and only Catch Wrestling Championship. Rochester joins the largest grappling org in the world, and hopes it may one day lead to an appearance in the TWGC. 

During a brief segment on the MMA-LA show, Rochester stated the following:

“It feels amazing to be back into the fight world. No amount of hacky sack playing or bracelet making could fill the void in my heart I felt from stepping away from fighting. Huge shoutout to CWC for making this possible. I can’t wait to see what the future holds in store!”

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