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Luke Rockhold responds to Yoel Romero’s post-fight antics at UFC 221<\/p>\n

Yoel Romero scored a brutal second-round knockout victory over former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the headliner of last month’s UFC 221 event<\/a> in Perth, Australia.<\/p>\n

Just moments after sending Rockhold into a state of unconsciousness, Romero somehow managed to be the first man to speak with Luke. <\/p>\n

Obviously that first encounter with Luke should have come from a ringside physician, but for whatever reason officials and security did not prevent Romero from walking up to Rockhold.<\/p>\n

\"Yoel<\/p>\n

After embracing Rockhold and sharing a few words, Romero then proceeded to kiss Luke on his cheek.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour<\/a>, Rockhold shared his thoughts on the incident and as expected he was not happy about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him to come across the cage like that, it\u2019s just ridiculous for them (The Western Australia Combat Sports Commission) to let him do that,\u201d<\/em> Rockhold said. \u201cNot a big fan of how he carries himself. He\u2019s a bit fake. I\u2019m not really saying how I feel. I am who I am. Like it or hate it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Rockhold admitted that the weight cut down to 185-pounds left him feeling less than 100% on fight night.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoel felt strong,\u201d<\/em> Rockhold said. \u201cHe felt big. I didn\u2019t feel my best. The weight cuts are getting to me these days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With that said, Rockhold is now expected to move up a weight class and compete in the promotions 205-pound division.<\/p>\n

Waiting for Rockhold at light heavyweight could be a potential trilogy bout with rival Michael Bisping<\/a>. The tie-breaking battle between the former middleweight champions has been rumored for July’s UFC 226 event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

As for Yoel Romero, the Cuban knockout artist will now fight Robert Whittaker for the undisputed UFC middleweight title at UFC 225 on June 9 in Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Romero has gone an impressive 9-1 over his past ten fights which includes nasty knockout victories over Clifford Starks, Ronny Markes, Derek Brunson, Tim Kennedy, Lyoto Machida, Chris Weidman<\/a> and most recently the aforementioned Luke Rockhold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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