Kemo
05-09-2017, 03:57 PM
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold spoke his mind during an appearance on The MMA Hour Monday.
And it was feisty.
Rockhold, who is currently without a scheduled fight after being forced to the sidelines with an injury, believes the UFC’s 185-pound division should force the promotion they work for to do something.
“I think everyone is already on strike, aren’t they?” Rockhold said. “We’re all waiting on a title. (Robert) Whittaker’s down. I’ve voiced my opinion, and I think (Gegard) Mousasi should stand his ground too. I mean, without us you have no (expletive) division. Make something happen.”
Whittaker is coming off a victory over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, while Mousasi bested Chris Weidman. The current division champion, Michael Bisping, has fought just once since winning the belt – and that was vs. Dan Henderson – and is waiting on the sidelines to meet the returning Georges St-Pierre.
“If they’re not putting an interim title on the line, or if they’re not making Bisping fight a contender, I’m not fighting anybody,” he said. “And so should the rest of the division, too. What’s the point? Without me, Mousasi, Yoel, and Whittaker? I think everyone should just stand their ground, and say (expletive) you. Put a title on the line or else, (expletive), you don’t even have a division.”
Rockhold’s comments continue a recent trend of UFC fighters speaking out their grievances in a public forum.
And it was feisty.
Rockhold, who is currently without a scheduled fight after being forced to the sidelines with an injury, believes the UFC’s 185-pound division should force the promotion they work for to do something.
“I think everyone is already on strike, aren’t they?” Rockhold said. “We’re all waiting on a title. (Robert) Whittaker’s down. I’ve voiced my opinion, and I think (Gegard) Mousasi should stand his ground too. I mean, without us you have no (expletive) division. Make something happen.”
Whittaker is coming off a victory over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, while Mousasi bested Chris Weidman. The current division champion, Michael Bisping, has fought just once since winning the belt – and that was vs. Dan Henderson – and is waiting on the sidelines to meet the returning Georges St-Pierre.
“If they’re not putting an interim title on the line, or if they’re not making Bisping fight a contender, I’m not fighting anybody,” he said. “And so should the rest of the division, too. What’s the point? Without me, Mousasi, Yoel, and Whittaker? I think everyone should just stand their ground, and say (expletive) you. Put a title on the line or else, (expletive), you don’t even have a division.”
Rockhold’s comments continue a recent trend of UFC fighters speaking out their grievances in a public forum.