Rockhold Insists He s Being Ducked By Top UFC Contenders By John Tan
on May 22 2021 8:10 PM Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and opponent Michael Bisping are separated by UFC President Dana White during the weigh-in for UFC 199 at The Forum on June 3, 2016 in Inglewood, California.
A returning former UFC champ has seemingly grown tired of current fighters avoiding him.
Luke Rockhold has been eyeing a UFC return after being inactive for almost two years. Despite feeling confident about his body, Rockhold has yet to be scheduled for a UFC fight.
The promotion has not spoken about Rockhold’s situation yet. However, the former UFC middleweight champ has already claimed that most of the top contenders in the 185-pound division are ducking him.
UFC Rumors: Returning Former Middleweight Champ Insists He s Being Ducked By Top Contenders
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Rockhold claims all of the top contenders he approached turned him down
The former UFC middleweight champ insists he wants to fight a top 10 guy
A returning former UFC champ has seemingly grown tired of current fighters avoiding him.
Luke Rockhold has been eyeing a UFC return after being inactive for almost two years. Despite feeling confident about his body, Rockhold has yet to be scheduled for a UFC fight.
The promotion has not spoken about Rockhold’s situation yet. However, the former UFC middleweight champ has already claimed that most of the top contenders in the 185-pound division are ducking him.
Luke Rockhold says he’s getting turned down by top 10 at 185: ‘Everyone’s just making excuses’
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Luke Rockhold is in need of an opponent for his return to the Octagon but cannot seem to find one.
The former UFC middleweight champion has not competed since his last appearance at UFC 239, where he made his light heavyweight debut and was knocked out by Jan Blachowicz in the second round of their fight. In that time, Rockhold mulled over a potential retirement from competition, decided against it and worked to restore his body to tip-top condition in preparation for his comeback.
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Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (16-5 MMA) is having trouble booking an opponent for his return to the Octagon.
Rockhold, who has not competed since suffering a knockout loss to Jan Blachowicz in July of 2019, announced his intentions of making a UFC comeback early last fall.
However, over the last nine months nothing has been announced by the promotion. According to Luke Rockhold, the holdup is due to the fact that no one in the top 10 of the UFC middleweight division is willing to throw down.
“It’s time to smash some heads,” Rockhold said on the Real Quick With Mike Swick podcast (via MMAMania). “My body feels good, I’m walking around at 205 pounds. Everything is pretty smooth, I just need to find some sucker to take the fight … [Middleweight], that’s where I’m at. I’m walking at 205 pounds, so for me that’s where I feel good. That’s where I feel light, where I feel comfortable, and that’s where I’ve done my damage, where I won my world t