Former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold has urged the GFL (World Struggle League) to pursue the signature of fellow ex-champion, Michael Bisping to a deal to ensure that them to settle their rivalry within the type of a trilogy rubber match within the newly-launched promotion.
Rockhold, a former undisputed middleweight champion throughout his tenures with the UFC and the now-defunct, Strikeforce, is ready to make his return to combined martial arts later this 12 months, after he was drafted on the Dubai workforce roster — below the tutelage of coaches, Cain Velasquez, and Javier Mendez below the banner of the GFL.
Sidelined from combined martial arts since leaving the UFC off the again of a hard-fought resolution loss to former title chaser, Paulo Costa again in 2022, Rockhold has already recognized a possible pair of fights he want to chase in his debut outing with the GFL.
“I like all the matchups (in the UFC) so you never know, I’m still fighting, I still feel good, I’m still getting in the game but first things first, we’ve got (Chris) Weidman, we’ve got Gegard (Mousasi), we’ve got some fun fights (in the GFL),” Luke Rockhold informed Submission Radio throughout a latest interview.
Luke Rockhold urges GFL to signal Michael Bisping to settle rivalry in trilogy combat
Moreover, Santa Cruz native, Rockhold mirrored on his pairing with Costa, claiming unbeaten middleweight star, Khamzat Chimaev refused to combat him in his return to motion three years in the past.
“Khamzat (Chimaev) turned down a fight against me, when I was supposed to come back, my first fight back before Paulo Costa, they [the UFC] tried to book that fight and he didn’t want to play,” Luke Rockhold defined.
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And regardless of chasing a pair of fights with fellow middleweight icons, Weidman and Mousasi, embellished veteran, Rockhold has additionally urged the promotion to seduce Manchester fan-favorite, Bisping to a deal to combat within the GFL subsequent — to ensure that them to settle their rivalry in a trilogy rubber match.
“Maybe they [the Global Fight League] can sign (Michael) Bisping too, bring his ass back,” Luke Rockhold concluded.
