L. Rockhold (photo) will face C. Weidman in December. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
In December, Luke Rockhold will challenge the current UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman, who keeps the belt after defeating names like Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida e Vitor belfort. However, the champion's resume does not impress his next rival, who downplayed his skills and guaranteed that he will “go through” to take the title home.
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In an interview with the “Submission Radio” podcast, Rockhold stated that Weidman is very slow and predicts that he will wear down the champion in the opening round until he obtains victory in the following rounds.
“I think Chris is going to be a tough fight… For one round. Maybe two. I'm going to come through and take the belt home. Chris is simply too slow. He is very slow. That's all I have to say. He’s slow, slow, slow”, said the title challenger.
“I think the fight we did with Lyoto Machida They tell different stories considering that we faced the same guy. With Vitor belfort, we shouldn't even talk about it. It's not even in the same world, and everyone knows what the difference was. I will end Chris Weidman in the first round, I will expose him in the second round. I'm going to finish him off with a left kick, followed by a left punch. At the same time”, added the confident North American.
Training partner of the UFC light heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier, Rockhold faces Weidman on December 12, in the second most important fight of UFC 194, in the city of Las Vegas (USA). The main attraction will be the featherweight belt fight between José Aldo e Conor McGregor.
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