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Now that Georges St-Pierre<\/a> is the UFC middleweight champion, the big question is, who does he fight next? Though interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker would seem to be the most logical choice<\/a>, St-Pierre also has options outside the middleweight division, such as UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, all the confusion surrounding St-Pierre has got former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold pretty aggravated. In his opinion, St-Pierre needs to make his intentions clear, or get drop the title altogether.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not fighting any of us,\u201d Rockhold said on Monday\u2019s edition of The MMA Hour<\/a>\u00a0(h\/t Dave Doyle of MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cHe\u2019s too small. Guys like me would feast on Georges. He won\u2019t last here. He had his opportunity, he got his belt, good for you. Just move along and let us handle our business here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to jump to conclusions,\u201d Rockhold added. \u201cBut, I mean, the fact is, come out and just that say you don\u2019t want to fight here in the division, relinquish the title, and move on. I\u2019m tired of story after story and just dragging us on and leaving us in the dark. State what it is. If you\u2019re sick you\u2019re sick, but the fact is, you don\u2019t want to fight in the division.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rockhold then suggested that he would be willing to fight interim champion Robert Whittaker, should St-Pierre’s flip-flopping continue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been talks all along the way, potential this, potential that,\u201d Rockhold said. \u201cThey have to make up backup plans. They\u2019re trying to make fights like Yoel Romero right now. Why would I fight Yoel Romero no one clearcut fighting Whittaker? Obviously I want to fight for the title if that\u2019s available, I\u2019m not going to f*cking sign any fight. I want to fight for the title, and if that\u2019s available, that what I\u2019m going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf Georges were to stay, it would be laughable,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019d be seeking the fight, I\u2019m not seeking the fight because that\u2019s not realistic. Georges won\u2019t fight me, he won\u2019t fight anyone. So, he looks right, Whittaker is the real champ, he has been the real champ a long time. Like I said, make it official and let\u2019s move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of Luke Rockhold’s comments on Georges St-Pierre?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/12\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that Georges St-Pierre is the UFC middleweight champion, the big question is, who does he fight next? Though interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker would seem to be the most logical choice, St-Pierre also has options outside the middleweight division, such as UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor. 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