{"id":191429,"date":"2016-04-09T12:21:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T19:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=191429"},"modified":"2016-04-09T12:22:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T19:22:27","slug":"luke-rockhold-blasts-yoel-romero-for-failed-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold\/luke-rockhold-blasts-yoel-romero-for-failed-drug-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold blasts Yoel Romero for failed drug test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is never one to hold his tongue when it comes to his thoughts on other fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Rockhold and former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman have been trading verbal blows ahead of their <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-luke-rockhold-and-chris-weidman-go-at-it-again-in-face-to-face-interview\/\">UFC 199 rematch<\/a> for the middleweight championship.  <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of that fight, Rockhold has put former #1 contender Yoel Romero, who is currently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yoel-romero\/report-yoel-romero-usada-reached-settlement-agreement-shorter-suspension\/\">suspended for a drug testing failure<\/a>, on blast!<\/p>\n<p>When it was announced that Romero failed a drug test, Rockhold Tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m sick of all these cheaters. It&#39;s pathetic, man up or get the fuck out.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeRockhold\/status\/687103871995383808\">January 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Rockhold spoke at UFC 199 media day, which was transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/4\/9\/11381612\/luke-rockhold-isnt-convinced-of-yoel-romeros-innocence-in-tainted\" target=\"_blank\">MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;People somehow keep slipping through the cracks,&#8221; Rockhold said at a UFC 199 media day on Wednesday. &#8220;No matter what happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter to me,&#8221; Rockhold said. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to see a clean sport. I&#8217;ll see how it all plays it. Its funny how that happens. 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