{"id":147677,"date":"2015-06-04T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=147677"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:09:16","slug":"luke-rockhold-on-weidman-were-both-alpha-male","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/luke-rockhold-on-weidman-were-both-alpha-male\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold On Weidman: &#8216;We&#8217;re Both Alpha Males&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Luke-Rockhold-Machida.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132335\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Luke-Rockhold-Machida.png\" alt=\"Luke Rockhold Machida\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Luke-Rockhold-Machida.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Luke-Rockhold-Machida-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Luke-Rockhold-Machida-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Luke-Rockhold-Machida-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luke Rockhold got the news yesterday that he will in fact be fighting Chris Weidman for the UFC middleweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold, who trains with UFC Tonight analyst Daniel Cormier, told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/ufc\/story\/luke-rockhold-chris-weidman-and-i-both-think-we-re-invincible-060415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX Sports<\/a> that he found out about the news right before everyone else did.<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold isn&#8217;t sure when the fight will happen or where it will take place, but knows that when it&#8217;s time to fight both men will bring their A game.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There&#8217;s going to be a lot of promotion for this fight. I think weidman is pretty confident in himself and what he brings to the table. We&#8217;ve both got Alpha Male complexes. He thinks that he&#8217;s invincible and I think I&#8217;m invincible. We&#8217;re going to see who is right and who is wrong.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH! Gilbert Melendez Trains For Eddie Alvarez, And Looks Scary! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4275410689001\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Rockhold got the news yesterday that he will in fact be fighting Chris Weidman for the UFC middleweight title. Rockhold, who trains with UFC Tonight analyst Daniel Cormier, told FOX Sports that he found out about the news right before everyone else did. 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