“I’m Not Gonna Kiss Anybody’s A**”- Luke Rockhold Explains Why He’s Not Holding Back Anymore

Published 09/14/2021, 7:22 AM EDT

Former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, appeared at The MMA Hour show and spoke about a variety of things. Among the topics discussed was if Rockhold was looking to get out of his UFC contract, as he had some harsh things to say about fighters’ payment in the company.

Helwani asked him if it was a strategy on his part to force the UFC to release him so that he could look for opportunities elsewhere. Well, it seems like that wasn’t quite the case, as Rockhold believes that’s not quite a smart strategy. In fact, he thinks the better strategy is to be smart about it and be the nice guy if anybody is looking to get out of their contract.

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“That’s not a strategy, that’s a dumb strategy. If anyone wants to follow a strategy, that’s not the strategy. You say that sh*t, they are going to lock you down even more,” said Rockhold.

“That’s the opposite of the strategy. You want to be the nice guy, you want to give up, try to butter them up and get the f**k out,” he added.

“I just speak my mind, I say who I am and how I feel, and for better for worse, it is what it is. I don’t give a f**k. I’ll do whatever I want. I’m not gonna kiss anybody’s a**, I am not gonna hold my lip, I’m gonna say it just how I feel,” the former champion said further.

Luke Rockhold is finally set to return to the UFC

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Rockhold, who hasn’t fought in the promotion since his UFC 239 loss to the current light-heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz, will return against the rising middleweight contender, Sean Strickland, at UFC 268.

Rockhold has already made his feelings clear about Strickland. He is not a big fan of his opponent’s bizarre personality and wants to teach him a lesson for good inside the Octagon. Also, the fight is very important in Rockhold’s career.

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Once considered one of the best middleweight fighters of all time, if he is still relevant in the 185 lbs division, remains to be seen.

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Apratim Banerjee is an MMA author for EssentiallySports and has been writing professionally for almost a year. Before his current gig, Apratim worked as a UFC writer for Sportskeeda. A long-time MMA fan, Apratim has developed a critical eye for the sport that has helped him transfer his vast knowledge to his copies and give hardcore and casual readers a detailed insight into the fights and fighters.

“I’m Not Gonna Kiss Anybody’s A**”- Luke Rockhold Explains Why He’s Not Holding Back Anymore

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