Luke Rockhold could have an idea in mind for his UFC light heavyweight debut.
Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC), the former UFC middleweight champion, intends on finally moving up to the 205-pound division, and Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 3 main event had someone who apparently piques his interest.
Thiago “Marreta” Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defeated Jan Blachowicz (23-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) by third-round TKO in the headlining matchup, which took place at O2 arena in Prague and streamed on ESPN+.
There’s talk of Santos potentially getting a title shot coming out of the event, but Rockhold made it known he wasn’t impressed by the Brazilian (via Twitter):
Sloppy Santos ha easy money
Rockhold hasn’t competed since a knockout loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 221 in February 2018. He was scheduled to rematch Chris Weidman at UFC 230 in November, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. That withdrawal promoted his decision to jump weight classes, and he apparently wants Santos (via Twitter):
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