Rockhold (photo) is coming off a victory over Lyoto. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
Even months before the fight for the UFC middleweight belt, Chris Weidman e Luke Rockhold They already started exchanging some provocations. And, with the expectation that this will become even more intense over time, the challenger has already warned that he usually performs at a high level when there is a tense atmosphere with his opponent.
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As an example, Rockhold cited the case of Michael Bisping, with whom he maintained an intense rivalry before the fight between the two, in November last year, which the North American won by submission. “You saw what happened with Bisping: we created all the expectations, things got heated, and what happened in the octagon? I finished him off like a little boy. That’s what I’m going to do with Weidman,” he said, in an interview with the “MMA Junkie” website.
According to the challenger, the determining factor for the result of the fight will be who will be able to impose their strategy. “We’re both guys who push in our fights. We both go for it, we both control the octagon. It will depend on who wins this battle. I'm going to kick him with my left leg wherever he is, then he'll realize what he's getting into. When he starts to hesitate, then I will fight my fight”, he said.
The fight between Weidman and Rockhold will take place on December 12th, at UFC 194, moments before the duel between José Aldo e Conor McGregor for the featherweight belt. The event will take place in Las Vegas, in the United States.
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