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Luke Rockhold wants to fight Jake Paul, believes Tommy Fury pulls out agin

It appears former Strikeforce & UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold‘s retirement won’t last long, as he’s already itching to get another fight booked, and he’s targeting a boxing match with Jake Paul. Rockhold recently did an interview with each Helen Yee and The Schmo for their YouTube channels. First, we’ll get into what he told […]

Rockhold recently did an interview with each Helen Yee and The Schmo for their YouTube channels.

First, we’ll get into what he told Helen Yee:

“I’d like to beat up all these little fucking punks that think they can box. Especially one in particular. Jake (Paul) would be fucking great. The UFC kind of released me just to go fucking hunt that kid down.

“I asked for the release, we were talking about after our boxing session at Churchhill (gym) with Pete Berg and he said, ‘Ah, yeah. I’ll ask Dana (White).’ And he said, ‘yeah, Luke can go fucking fight that kid. Go beat his ass.’ I said, ‘okay. I will.’ So, I was released to beat your fucking ass. The dog is here. The bounty man. The hitman. I’m fucking here. Answer the fucking call.”

Now we’ll quote what he said in his interview with Schmo:

“We all know Jake. You ain’t shit. We all know Tommy Fury ain’t gonna make it to the fight so I might as well just fucking skip around the gym and just be ready to fucking tap dance on that kid’s fucking face come Feb. 25.

Tommy Fury should just go box Dillon Danis. I think that’s the pullout match of all time. I show up to the fights, I do my thing. Otherwise, there’s opportunities everywhere. I’m ready to fucking fight. I’m just not ready to be locked into any contracts. I enjoy this freedom. The best is yet to come.”

It is good to hear Rockhold anticipating a return to combat sports, but boxing Jake Paul may not be what’s best for him in all honesty. He was always a kicker with relatively underdeveloped hands, though he did catch Paulo Costa with some good punches in their three round showdown back in August of last year.

And for Tommy Fury to fight Dillon Danis?

Danis wouldn’t even show up to fight KSI, there’s no way he’d show up to fight Fury. But, he may be right about Fury pulling out of his upcoming clash with Paul himself. If he were to do that, it’d be the third time he withdrew himself from a bout opposing Paul.

That being said, should Luke Rockhold serve as a backup to Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury?

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Luke Rockhold set to snap retirement, test free agency: ‘I want to f*ck people up’

Former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold plans on testing out free agency in a bid to return to competition. Following his inspiring performance against Brazilian brawler Paulo Costa last October, it seemed the fitting time for Rockhold to call it a career. However, the 38-year-old recently announced on the MMA Hour that he would be […]

Former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold plans on testing out free agency in a bid to return to competition.

Following his inspiring performance against Brazilian brawler Paulo Costa last October, it seemed the fitting time for Rockhold to call it a career. However, the 38-year-old recently announced on the MMA Hour that he would be ending his retirement and was in the search for a new promotional home.

“Your man’s a free agent,” Rockhold said to Ariel Helwani. “Free and clear, and I’m ready and re-inspired to go out there and do something new.”

I need a new setting,” he continued. “I need a new challenge. … You get burned out in the game when you’ve done so much, and you need new obstacles.”

Rockhold confirmed that he would be open to anything and would even consider a move over to boxing, maybe even taking on a YouTuber.

“That door is always open, but I want to go and f**k some people up,” Rockhold said, later adding. “If you want bulls***, we can go box, beat up these YouTubers, too.” (H/T MMAFighting)

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Rockhold’s last bout saw him battle through exhaustion and pain, rallying from the brink of being stopped several times, even hurting and stunning the raging Costa. While in a losing effort, Rockhold showed heart, earning the respect of many after being characterised as a somewhat unsavoury figure throughout his career.

Before this, Rockhold last win came back in 2017, in what was his comeback fight against David Branch after being dethroned by Michael Bisping.

Wherever Rockhold does turn up, hopefully the American can enjoy some success once again, as there are many fun and intriguing matchups available for him . It’s undeniable that Rockhold possess still the technical ability and raw athletic ability to still be a live threat.

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Former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold has offered to become the latest former Octagon gold holder to challenge the undefeated professional boxer, Jake Paul – claiming he would handily defeat the Ohio native in a professional boxing matchup. Rockhold, a former undisputed middleweight champion, retired from professional mixed martial arts competition back in August […]

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Luke Rockhold offers to fight Jake Paul next

The former middleweight champion has since, however, teased a potential return to combat sports in the time since his recent retirement, offering to make a move to professional boxing recently to share the squared circle with the undefeated, Paul.

“Stop trying to fight little dudes,” Luke Rockhold said of Jake Paul during an interview with TMZ. “F*cking (fighting) 155 pounders. You’re a middleweight. If you want to fight a middleweight, I got hands.”

“We can do anything we want,” Luke Rockhold explained. “I really don’t care. I’d beat that guy in my sleep.”

Set to make his first professional boxing outing since October of last year, Paul is set to draw his fellow-undefeated fighter, Tommy Fury at an event on February 25. An official location, or venue for the slated bout has yet to be determined at the time of publication.

Headlining a Showtime Pay-Per-View event last October, Paul handed former undisputed middleweight champion, Anderson Silva a unanimous decision loss in Glendale, Arizona – landing a final round knockdown on the Brazilian to boot.

Without a victory since a 2017 submission to strikes win over UFC alum, David Branch, Rockhold minted himself as the undisputed middleweight champion with a ground strikes win over Chris Weidman at UFC 194 in 2015. Rockhold also held the Strikeforce middleweight between 2011 and 2012.