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Michael Bisping isn’t sure when he’ll retire, but he knows not much time is left. Bisping recently turned 39. After suffering two straight finishes in one month, “The Count” realizes he’s closer to the end of his career th…
Michael Bisping isn’t sure when he’ll retire, but he knows not much time is left. Bisping recently turned 39. After suffering two straight finishes in one month, “The Count” realizes he’s closer to the end of his career than ever before. If he walks away from the sport now, he can say he’s a pioneer […]
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Yoel Romero is quite possibly the most immovable force in the UFC middleweight division. The Cuban wrestling powerhouse proved why he’s the only real contender for current champion Robert Whittaker’s belt by knocking out Luke Rockhold in the main event of February 10’s UFC 222 from Perth, Australia. The finish was so dominant (and strange) […]
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Yoel Romero is quite possibly the most immovable force in the UFC middleweight division.
The Cuban wrestling powerhouse proved why he’s the only real contender for current champion Robert Whittaker’s belt by knocking out Luke Rockhold in the main event of February 10’s UFC 222 from Perth, Australia.
The finish was so dominant (and strange) that UFC president Dana White confirmed ‘The Soldier of God’ would rematch Whittaker, whom he lost a close decision to at UFC 213 last July, shortly after he shut Rockhold’s lights out and kissed him on the lips while he was dazed.
The closely-matched bout remains without a date as Whittaker recovers from the staph infection that forced him out of the original UFC 222 main event, but during a recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show (via MMA Fighting), he appeared to announce he would be rematching Whittaker on June 9, the date of UFC 225 from Chicago, Ill.:
“Let’s just wait until June 9th,” Romero said when questioned how a rematch with “The Reaper” would play out.
The nightmare-inducing knockout artist was up on the cards in the opening rounds of his first match-up with Whittaker, yet appeared to gas in the championship frames and give the New Zealand-born slugger an opening to steal the fight.
After the loss, Romero thought he didn’t quite take it seriously enough.
He knows what he did wrong, and detailed how he went to JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque to train with suspended former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in an effort to more efficiently use his explosive energy:
“After the [Whittaker] fight, my manager said that when he saw me I had a big smile on my face. I was very happy. I didn’t take that loss as serious as I should have. [I was happy because] I learned. And now you see what happened with Luke Rockhold. I learned about timing.
“Listen, people talk about my ‘gas’ but it wasn’t easy to fight Luke Rockhold. I went to Albuquerque with Jon Jones and I learned something. They controlled my attacks, so I learned when to attack. If you go, go, go, you will get tired. So I had to learn to pace myself. I don’t have a problem with five rounds now.”
Despite a few solid fights being announced for UFC 225, there has been no main event officially unveiled.
Is it the perfect place for “The Soldier of God” to get his next shot at the returning ‘Reaper?’
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Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold are no closer to signing a deal to face off in a third fight but that doesn’t mean the two former champions are finished sniping at each other in a series of expletive filled responses. The latest back and forth …
Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold are no closer to signing a deal to face off in a third fight but that doesn’t mean the two former champions are finished sniping at each other in a series of expletive filled responses. The latest back and forth started on Twitter when Rockhold dropped a photo from his […]
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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has a new opponent in mind for his retirement bout. He now has his sights set on former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Bisping lost in the main event of the UFC 217 PPV (pay-per-view) event on November 4th in New York at Madison Square Garden to former UFC […]
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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has a new opponent in mind for his retirement bout.
He now has his sights set on former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold.
Bisping lost in the main event of the UFC 217 PPV (pay-per-view) event on November 4th in New York at Madison Square Garden to former UFC welterweight champion and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre by submission.
There were many fight fans that believed Bisping would retire following UFC 217. However, he is continuing with his pro-MMA career. He then lost to Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night 122.
Rockhold is coming off a devastating loss to Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 221 last month in Australia.
If you recall, Rockhold was originally slated to fight Robert Whittaker for the middleweight title at the event.
However, the promotion had to make changes to the card once Whittaker pulled out with an injury. Thus, the UFC booked Rockhold vs. Romero for the interim title.
Both Bisping and Rockhold have entertained the potential of a third fight. They recently exchanged some words on Twitter, which you can see here:
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???#Polo Ralph Lauren is excited to announce @LukeRockhold as the new face of our iconic fragrance, #PoloBlue. pic.twitter.com/tpJnMxi06z— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) March 3, 2018
“Please, show me the suggested bout date, terms, location, arena, etc…..,” Bisping posted overnight. “you can’t!!! Know why? cos you’re full of shit, dipshit! In fact, scrub out the compensation and show me yours? You simply cannot, because it doesn’t exist. Dummy!”
Please, show me the suggested bout date, terms, location, arena, etc….. you can't!!! Know why? cos you're full of shit, dipshit! In fact, scrub out the compensation and show me yours? You simply cannot, because it doesn't exist. Dummy! https://t.co/1sVm3l2tqc
— michael (@bisping) March 14, 2018
It should be noted that Rockhold went on record this past week by saying that the fight is very much a possibility. On the flip side, Bisping didn’t dispute that on his “Believe You Me” podcast.
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Luke Rockhold doesn’t appreciate Yoel Romero’s post-UFC 221 “antics.” Romero and Rockhold did battle last month at UFC 221. The “Soldier of God” knocked out Rockhold in the third round. The win has punched RomeroR…
Luke Rockhold doesn’t appreciate Yoel Romero’s post-UFC 221 “antics.” Romero and Rockhold did battle last month at UFC 221. The “Soldier of God” knocked out Rockhold in the third round. The win has punched Romero’s ticket to a middleweight title opportunity against Robert Whittaker. Post-Fight Gesture After the bout, Romero went up to Rockhold and […]
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He may have been brutally knocked out by Yoel Romero in his last fight at February’s UFC 222, but former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold isn’t taking the loss quietly. Rockhold has been in the news for a litany of topics lately, ranging from his nearly-confirmed move up to light heavyweight, the subsequent beef with Alexander […]
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He may have been brutally knocked out by Yoel Romero in his last fight at February’s UFC 222, but former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold isn’t taking the loss quietly.
Rockhold has been in the news for a litany of topics lately, ranging from his nearly-confirmed move up to light heavyweight, the subsequent beef with Alexander Gustafsson that resulted, a potential trilogy fight with rival Michael Bisping, and even his signing on as a Ralph Lauren model.
However, Rockhold hasn’t completely forgotten about his loss to Romero, after which ‘The Soldier of God’ somehow stormed into his face and kissed him, telling him he ‘loves him’ while Rockhold didn’t exactly know where he was after being knocked out. During a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Rockhold called out the Western Australia Combat Sports Commission (WACSC) for allowing such a scene to happen during such a big fight:
“For him to come across the cage like that, it’s just ridiculous for them to let him do that,” Rockhold said. “Not a big fan of how he carries himself. He’s a bit fake. I’m not really saying how I feel. I am who I am. Like it or hate it.”
Rockhold gave Romero his due after the fight, but he also said his draining cuts down to middleweight were coming to an end because they sapped him of much of his strength in Australia, something he noticed in the Cuban behemoth’s own strength:
“Yoel felt strong. He felt big. I didn’t feel my best. … The weight cuts are getting to me these days. The man felt like cement,” Rockhold said. “I thought i could really take his movement and force him to wrestle more, but that really wasn’t the case.… I had to work around my kicks. I just didn’t put it together like I should have.”
So even though he didn’t appear to hold any lasting grudge with Romero right after the fight, it’s become clear that isn’t the case after he’s had some time to let all the ramifications sink in. With Romero winning all but one of his UFC bouts while some kind of controversy follows him almost constantly, the former Strikeforce champ wondered why Romero had gotten through a USADA loophole to supposedly skirt responsibility:
“Guess what? He’s the man who opened his mouth and talked shit while I had the title and he went and popped for steroids,” Rockhold said. “So, yeah he got by on that somehow, but f*ck off. You know what you’re putting in your body. I’m tired of people like this just trying to find loopholes and ways around these things. I don’t know why you get a pass in this sport, but a lot of guys get passes,” Rockhold said. “Not a fan of it. I’ve always fought clean, I’ve never cheated my way through this sport, I’ve always done everything the right way. Unfortunately, not everybody follows that path.”
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