why on earth is Luke Rockhold moving up

[mcdowels]

He thinks dan cormier and gustafsson are easier than yoel [edited] ? he's out of his mind.

if he can't beat yoel, he has to figure something out; but how is moving up a division any resolution

poor guy, he had it all at one point.

 

[Rygu]

LHW in general is weaker than MW imo.

 

[Soul On Ice]

DC retiring very soon
Jones gone for god knows how long
Gus always getting injured
Cutting weight sucks

 

[DLX]

He's instant top 5 there imo. There's no telling when or if JbJ will come back, and DCs getting pretty close to retirement. Besides that, he think he can beat anyone in the division. He's a pretty big mw, so he should fit in just fine.

 

[Houdini]

Dude looks sucked up when making the 185 cut is my best guess

 

[mmacasualviewer]

LHW can't handle powerlifter-grapplers(Cormier) or bodybuilder-grapplers(Rockhold) or Lanklet-grapplers(JBJ).

None of the others at LHW seem particularly big or good at cutting weight.

 

[Bluntforce420]

He thinks dan cormier and gustafsson are easier than rockhold ? he's out of his mind.

I think you're out of your mind

 

[Mammothman]

He is fucking gigantic and that weight cut is killing him.

If talented guys like Whitaker and Dos Anjos are pretty successful after moving up I don't see any reason why Luke would not specially since LHW is weak AF

 

[joeyjoejoe]

Because despite what I tell people he ain’t no bitch. Takes some serious stones to move up a weight class where the average fighter packs even more of a punch.

 

[The Professional]

answer: bc he can't make the weight anymore

looks what it's done to his hairline, for the love of god

 

[gunlok]

DC and Cormier will never fight each other

 

[VitorBelfoTRT]

when people get kod too much they either move down or move up.

 

[Fstepp]

As you get older, it's even more difficult making the weight.

It's probably a natural progression for Rockhold.

 

[NorrisB]

Because he's too big for the division, Rockhold is a decent sized HW.

 

[Sansnom]

Luke Rockhold is a huge MW.

Moving up to LHW might actually be a good thing for him. Some people have more success moving up.

Robert Whittaker, Gastelum etc..

Yes, he will have to face bigger guys, but he won't be drained by the weight cut. Maybe that will actually improve his ability to take a punch since he will be well hydrated and 100%.

 

[mcdowels]

im just still salty at the guy for losing to that C level fighter bisping

 

[thobra]

I really don’t understand why he would move up. His power from top control will be gone... his biggest strength.

 

[spooNN]

I'm guessing because he has been looking like crap trying to make weight for MW lately.

 

[OlderMan]

Because despite what I tell people he ain’t no bitch. Takes some serious stones to move up a weight class where the average fighter packs even more of a punch.

Personally I like Rockhold moving up. I think he will do a Lot Better ,even easier...

But... Time will tell.

Get Rockhold YOU AZZ...

 

[Luis Rivera]

He trains with DC so I'm pretty sure he has better knowledge about his possible opponents than you do