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Sonnen: Rockhold Could Earn Title Shot With Win Over Strickland

Former two-division UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes the returning Luke Rockhold could earn a middleweight title shot with a victory over Sean Strickland at UFC 268. Rockhold hasn’t been in action since a 2019 light heavyweight loss to current 205-pound king Jan Blachowicz. At UFC 239, the Polish champ brutally knocked out the Californian. […]

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Former two-division UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen believes the returning Luke Rockhold could earn a middleweight title shot with a victory over Sean Strickland at UFC 268.

Rockhold hasn’t been in action since a 2019 light heavyweight loss to current 205-pound king Jan Blachowicz. At UFC 239, the Polish champ brutally knocked out the Californian. Having previously fallen to a KO at the hands of Bellator MMA’s Yoel Romero, Rockhold will be returning to the promotion next month looking to snap a two-fight losing skid.

The former UFC Middleweight Champion is set to face Sean Strickland on November 6. At the pay-per-view, Rockhold will need to put a stop to surging Strickland’s win streak, which has seen him record five straight wins. Given the 30-year-old’s comments about the veteran, their main card clash is likely to be a fiery affair.

Returning to face the #7-ranked middleweight, Rockhold will have his work cut out to beat a man whose only losses in 27 fights came against Santiago Ponzinibbio, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, and current UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman. Because of that, Chael Sonnen believes an impressive performance on the first November card could earn the 36-year-old a place opposite the champion.

Speaking on an episode of his YouTube series Beyond the Fight, “The American Gangster” suggested the challenge of Rockhold would be much more appealing for Israel Adesanya than a rematch with Derek Brunson, especially if he defeats “Tarzan” at UFC 268.

“With a little bit of help, if Dana just flirted with this idea one time and put it out there, Luke Rockhold [versus] Strickland could come in and steal the show. Shining Rockhold up on his first one back and the return to the division, I get that that needs some work and is unlikely. But if Rockhold does everything just right, has just the right showing, grabs just the right words in the post-fight interview and gets the attention of Adesanya, it is definitely within the realm of possibility. It is far more reasonable than Vettori getting a win and going into it. It’s far more interesting to Adesanya than having to go in there with Brunson a second time.” (h/t Sportskeeda)

While Rockhold looks to try and secure a date with the champ through a successful comeback next month, Adesanya will need to get past Robert Whittaker before considering his next challenger. “The Reaper,” who lost the belt to “The Last Stylebender” at UFC 243, has looked unstoppable in his three wins since being dethroned, which came against Darren Till, Jared Cannonier, and Kelvin Gastelum.

Meanwhile, Brunson and Cannonier will also hope to secure the status of #1 contender. The two top-five middleweights are reportedly also scheduled to clash at the January pay-per-view. Should Rockhold emerge victorious over Strickland, the pair may be joined by another veteran contender in the battle to secure the next championship opportunity.

Do you think an impressive victory over Sean Strickland at UFC 268 would be enough to earn Luke Rockhold a title shot?

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Sean O’Malley: Luke Rockhold Is A Douche

It appears Luke Rockhold has gotten under the skin of rising UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley. According to O’Malley, he likes most fighters under UFC contract but recently admitted that he thought Luke Rockhold was a ‘douche’. The former middleweight champion is set for a showdown with the brash Sean Strickland at UFC 269 on […]

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It appears Luke Rockhold has gotten under the skin of rising UFC bantamweight star Sean O’Malley.

According to O’Malley, he likes most fighters under UFC contract but recently admitted that he thought Luke Rockhold was a ‘douche’. The former middleweight champion is set for a showdown with the brash Sean Strickland at UFC 269 on Dec. 11 inside of Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York.

Rockhold’s opponent, Strickland, also admitted that the former champ’s arrogance was offputting. Following Strickland’s expletive-filled rant about Rockhold, fellow UFC fighter Sean O’Malley shared his opinion about the former middleweight champion as well. In the latest episode of Sean O’Malley’s podcast on YouTube, the bantamweight described why he took issue with one of AKA’s senior members.

“There’s not anybody in the UFC I don’t like. I take that back, Luke Rockhold’s a douche. Other than that, god, it sucks, I can’t say that because he could… it’s hard to say that because he can beat me up so hopefully I just don’t get in a situation where it’s me and him in a room and I’m like ‘I didn’t mean that Luke. Lucas, I just thought what you said was douchey,” Sean O’Malley said.

O’Malley claims that he might walk back his statements about Rockhold if they were ever trapped in a room together. After all, the 135-pound star understands the massive size difference between the two. “Suga” insists that Rockhold was drunk at a party and began pestering O’Malley’s dad about his son losing to Marlon “Chito” Vera.

“They were in Whitefish. Luke [Rockhold] was drunk and he kept telling my dad ‘Chito beat your son’s a**.’ My dad said Luke was super (buzzed) but he kept saying ‘Chito beat your son’s a**.’ Why would he be like that? Luke said (to my father) ‘Do you not know who I am?’ And my dad said, ‘You look familiar but I don’t know.’ So that probably p*ssed him off. I don’t know the whole story,” Sean O’Malley said in an earlier episode of his podcast.

Apparently, Sean Strickland and Sean O’Malley share their disdain for Rockhold. After the bantamweight admitted that the former champ tried to antagonize his father after O’Malley lost to Marlon Vera, his opinion on Rockhold has soured. Unlike O’Malley, however, Strickland’s trash talk with Rockhold will reach heights we don’t often see between two combatants on a marquee pay-per-view.

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Strickland Cuts Unhinged NSFW Promo On “F**kin C*nt” Luke Rockhold

Sean Strickland is at it again with another NSFW promo, with upcoming opponent Luke Rockhold as the recurrent target. At UFC 268, Sean Strickland and Luke Rockhold will settle their accumulating differences when they throw down inside Madison Square Garden. In the meantime, they are filling the gap between the present and their upcoming Octagon time […]

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Sean Strickland is at it again with another NSFW promo, with upcoming opponent Luke Rockhold as the recurrent target.

At UFC 268, Sean Strickland and Luke Rockhold will settle their accumulating differences when they throw down inside Madison Square Garden. In the meantime, they are filling the gap between the present and their upcoming Octagon time with plenty of atypical trash talk.

Before the two were officially paired together, Rockhold voiced that he wasn’t a fan of Strickland’s personality. To be precise, the male model deemed Strickland to be a “fuckin’ idiot.” Strickland fired back by threatening Rockhold if the two cross paths in a parking lot, a threat to which Rockhold scoffed at before issuing the following stern warning:

“Motherfucker, you come at me, you touch me in the parking lot, I’ll be the one in jail. I promise you that. And you’re the one people will have to question if you’re fuckin’ alive.”

Speaking to The Schmo, Strickland delivered an expletive-ridden response that loosely likens Rockhold to Patrick Bateman, a rough resemblance of a human being.

“I’m a pretty respectful guy, and I kinda gave him the benefit of the doubt, you know? He was a champion, and he’s just a fuckin’ cunt, dude. Every time this guy opens his mouth, you’re just an arrogant fuck, dude,” Strickland said of Rockhold. “He’s the kinda dude that when he’s fuckin’, he makes sure there’s a mirror just so he can watch himself fuck, dude. The guy’s a piece of shit.”

UFC 268 takes place November 6, 2021, from Madison Square Garden. Keep it locked here on MMA News to see what these two middleweights will say next. And with one of the two competitors being Sean Strickland, there’s never any telling what that will be.

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Sean Strickland: Luke Rockhold Deserves To Go To Sleep Permanently

Sean StricklandSean Strickland has let it be known exactly how much he dislikes Luke Rockhold. The middleweight duo are due to square off at UFC 268 on November 6. Ahead of the bout, Strickland has been speaking about his disdain for his opponent. “Luke is a f*cking c*nt and he deserves to go to sleep permanently, […]

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Sean Strickland has let it be known exactly how much he dislikes Luke Rockhold.

The middleweight duo are due to square off at UFC 268 on November 6.

Ahead of the bout, Strickland has been speaking about his disdain for his opponent.

“Luke is a f*cking c*nt and he deserves to go to sleep permanently, but he’s a good fighter,” Strickland told The Schmo. “He was a champ for a reason. At the end of the day, he can say whatever he wants, but he was a champion… back when it was a little bit easier. He would never be a champion now.”

“He is a f*cking c*nt, but he’s a great fighter. He f*cking deserves to be there. I’m excited and I’m motivated.”

Strickland explained that his dislike for Rockhold comes from training with the former UFC middleweight champ during his short reign at the top of the 185lb division.

“I’m a pretty respectful guy, and I gave him the benefit of the doubt, he was a champion, and he was just a f*cking c*nt, dude. Every time this f*cking guy opens his mouth, he’s just an arrogant f*ck,” Strickland said.

“He’s the kind of dude that when he’s f*cking, he makes sure there’s a mirror, just so he can watch himself f*ck,” Strickland added. “Dude’s a piece of sh*t… Male model or not, that doesn’t mean you can be a f*cking c*nt. I know plenty of models that aren’t c*nts.” (Transcribed by Middle Easy)

Strickland has been in impressive form as of late. The 30-year-old has strung together four straight wins since making the move from welterweight to middleweight. Most recently, he picked up a lopsided decision victory over long-time 185lb contender, Uriah Hall.

Rockhold hasn’t fought since being knocked out by Jan Blachowicz in July 2019. The 36-year-old flirted with the idea of retirement before re-committing himself to MMA. Rockhold has lost three of his last four fights and is without a win since 2017.

Who do you think will win at UFC 268? Sean Strickland or Luke Rockhold?

Rockhold Gives A Stern Warning To Strickland After Parking Lot Threat

Heat continues to build between Luke Rockhold and the brash Sean Strickland as they begin to prepare for their middleweight clash on Nov. 6 at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2. Ahead of their big scrap at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, S…

Heat continues to build between Luke Rockhold and the brash Sean Strickland as they begin to prepare for their middleweight clash on Nov. 6 at UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2. Ahead of their big scrap at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, Sean Strickland has begun his war of words. “Tarzan” has […]

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Sean Strickland Blasts Trans Fighter: “Get Out of Women’s MMA, Coward”

UFC middleweight Sean Strickland did not hold back when sharing his thoughts on the debut of transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin. This past Friday at Combate Global: Perez vs. Roa, McLaughlin made her debut against France’s Celine Provost, w…

UFC middleweight Sean Strickland did not hold back when sharing his thoughts on the debut of transgender MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin. This past Friday at Combate Global: Perez vs. Roa, McLaughlin made her debut against France’s Celine Provost, who was also making her pro debut in the fight. Provost had a successful first round but […]

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