Tag: Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold: Michael Bisping Has Avoided Every Fight

Luke Rockhold isn’t likely to make peace with Michael Bisping anytime soon. Rockhold will do battle with David Branch this Saturday night (Sept. 16), but he can’t avoid questions about Bisping. Back in June 2016, Rockhold lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title to “The Count” via first-round knockout. Since then, Rockhold has blasted […]

Luke Rockhold isn’t likely to make peace with Michael Bisping anytime soon. Rockhold will do battle with David Branch this Saturday night (Sept. 16), but he can’t avoid questions about Bisping. Back in June 2016, Rockhold lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title to “The Count” via first-round knockout. Since then, Rockhold has blasted […]

Kevin Lee Enlists MMA Legend To Help Prepare For Tony Ferguson

The MMA world may be (sort of) fixated on tonight’s (Sat., September 9, 2017) UFC 215 from Edmonton, Alberta, but surging lightweight Kevin Lee is understandably focused on his interim lightweight title bout with Tony Ferguson at October 7’s UFC 216. “The Motown Phenom” parlayed a controversial submission win over Michael Chiesa into his interim […]

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The MMA world may be (sort of) fixated on tonight’s (Sat., September 9, 2017) UFC 215 from Edmonton, Alberta, but surging lightweight Kevin Lee is understandably focused on his interim lightweight title bout with Tony Ferguson at October 7’s UFC 216.

“The Motown Phenom” parlayed a controversial submission win over Michael Chiesa into his interim title shot, and he knows he’s going to need some outside help to help him snap “El Cucuy’s” nine-fight win streak, so he’s done just that.

On an impressive five-fight run of his own, Lee recently revealed that he’s trying to keep that streak alive by enlisting longtime former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who takes on Michael Bisping for the middleweight title at November 4’s UFC 217, on Instagram (via Bloody Elbow).

In doing so, he also set an incredibly high bar for UFC 216 when he called himself a “legend” whom was about to become the “person people look up to. Check it out:

While “The Motown Phenom” may definitely be one of the deep lightweight division’s best talents, putting himself up on a pedestal with St-Pierre, who is regarded as the best welterweight in MMA history and one of the best fighters overall period, may seem a bit premature, even for Lee’s normally over-the-top and brash trash talk.

The gold belt he’ll face Ferguson for is unfortunately one that most fans will deem to be “fake” in a time where interim belts are thrown around like gifts on Oprah, and this one could be even worse considering the winner most likely won’t even get to face UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor for the real title in their next bout.

By comparison, St-Pierre is facing Bisping for the ‘real’ middleweight belt, and he’ll potentially become the fourth two-division champion in UFC history if wins. While many MMA fans have cooled regarding the all-time legends return, it’s extremely difficult to envision Lee becoming the”one they all look up to” with an interim title win – especially if St-Pierre can win the second belt Lee referred to in his post.

What do you think?

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Free Fight: Luke Rockhold Finishes Former Champion Lyoto Machida

Luke Rockhold served notice in the UFC’s middleweight division back in 2015 when he submitted Lyoto Machida. Rockhold would go on to face Chris Weidman for the title, winning it with a fourth round TKO victory in 2015. Later this month, Rockhold – also an ex-Strikeforce champion – returns to action at UFC Fight Night […]

Luke Rockhold served notice in the UFC’s middleweight division back in 2015 when he submitted Lyoto Machida. Rockhold would go on to face Chris Weidman for the title, winning it with a fourth round TKO victory in 2015. Later this month, Rockhold – also an ex-Strikeforce champion – returns to action at UFC Fight Night […]

Luke Rockhold Away From AKA Ahead of UFC Fight Night 116 Bout

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold isn’t taking his gloves and leaving American Kickboxing Academy. Rockhold, though, is training away from the San Jose-based gym ahead of his return at UFC Fight NIght 116 vs. David Branch. The two will headline the Pittsburgh card on FOX Sports 1 on September 16. In a message posted […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold isn’t taking his gloves and leaving American Kickboxing Academy. Rockhold, though, is training away from the San Jose-based gym ahead of his return at UFC Fight NIght 116 vs. David Branch. The two will headline the Pittsburgh card on FOX Sports 1 on September 16. In a message posted […]

Lyoto Machida’s UFC Return Set For Brazil

A decorated former UFC champion is reportedly returning to the octagon this fall. After serving an 18-month United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspension for using the prohibited substance 7-Keto due to it including DHEA, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will return to action against No. 7 Derek Brunson at October 28’s […]

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A decorated former UFC champion is reportedly returning to the octagon this fall.

After serving an 18-month United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspension for using the prohibited substance 7-Keto due to it including DHEA, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will return to action against No. 7 Derek Brunson at October 28’s UFC Fight Night 119 from Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, according to a report from Combate (via MMA Mania).Machida was last seen

Machida was last seen losing his previous bout to recent interim title contender Yoel Romero via vicious second-round stoppage at June 2015’s UFC Fight Night 70. The loss marked his second in a row after he was brutally submitted by Luke Rockhold in April 2015. Machida was then set to take on MMA legend Dan Henderson in a rematch of their UFC 157 snoozer at UFC on FOX 16 in April 2016, but his admittance to using 7-Keto forced the bout to be canceled.

Despite the recent downswing against the absolute top of the talented UFC middleweight division, Machida maintains a 22-9 record in MMA with nine of those wins coming by knockout.

He’ll meet another contender looking to fight his way up the ranks in Brunson, a pressuring knockout artist who recently got back on track with a massive knockout of the previously surging Daniel Kelly at this June’s UFC Fight Night 110. Prior to that, Brunson dropped a highly controversial decision to all-time legend Anderson Silva at February’s UFC 208 after getting knocked out by current interim champ Robert Whittaker last November.

UFC Fight Night 119 also features a pivotal light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Misha Cirkunov, both fighters in need of a big win after recent losses.

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Fear not UFC Fans, the Promotion is Returning Hot & Heavy in September

Yes, this is one of the longest layoffs between UFC cards in recent memory. And for those that love sitting down each and every Saturday night and taking in the action, it probably feels like an eternity. But with Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather set for next weekend, the UFC is planning a strong push once the […]

Yes, this is one of the longest layoffs between UFC cards in recent memory. And for those that love sitting down each and every Saturday night and taking in the action, it probably feels like an eternity. But with Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather set for next weekend, the UFC is planning a strong push once the […]