{"id":288108,"date":"2018-10-14T08:07:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288108"},"modified":"2018-10-14T08:11:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:11:54","slug":"luke-rockhold-wants-yoel-romero-rematch-light-heavyweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/luke-rockhold-wants-yoel-romero-rematch-light-heavyweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold eyes light heavyweight rematch with &#8220;cheap&#8221; Yoel Romero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Rockhold needs to take care of business on Nov. 3 in his rematch against Chris Weidman at UFC 230, but he already has his sights set on another former foe.<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UxALBMOf8Ko\">TMZ Sports<\/a> that he&#8217;s open to a rematch against Yoel Romero, the man who defeated him back\u00a0February at UFC 222 by third-round knockout.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke Rockhold Wants Yoel Romero Rematch, I&#039;ll Kick His Ass at Light Heavyweight | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UxALBMOf8Ko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yoel&#8217;s a piece that can&#8217;t make weight,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Luke Rockhold said. <em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t even know how he exists in the rankings. He missed weight for 2 back-to-back title fights. The guy&#8217;s a cheap f*ck and I&#8217;ll find him at light heavyweight if he wants to do it again.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rockhold (16-4) suffered his fourth career loss by knockout in that would-be middleweight matchup, which was overshadowed with Romero missing weight by three-pounds. Since starting his UFC career in 2013, Rockhold amassed a 5-1 record before losing his 185-pound title to Michael Bisping at UFC 199 in a massive upset. That setback was the 33-year-old&#8217;s second loss in his last three fights and he looks to avoid back-to-back defeats when he faces Weidman at UFC 230.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Rockhold <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold\/luke-rockhold-updates-on-potential-move-to-light-heavyweight-i-like-it\/\">has been vocal about competing in the light heavyweight division<\/a> and even tried to make his rematch against Weidman at 205 pounds (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VdbAbsta_vo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">however according to Rockhold, Weidman declined<\/a>). Add in the fact that Romero has had weight cutting issues in multiple fights, it makes sense a rematch would take place in the light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>Romero (13-3) was slated to face top middleweight prospect Paulo Costa (12-0) at UFC 230, however the &#8220;Soldier Of God&#8221; needed more time to recover from eye surgery and the fight was pulled from the card. The 41-year-old&#8217;s two losses in the UFC have come to current middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and it&#8217;s unknown when Romero will return to the cage. Romero holds wins over Rockhold, Weidman and top contender Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza, among many others.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 230 takes place at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 3 in New York and is headlined by Daniel Cormier defending his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/14\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Rockhold needs to take care of business on Nov. 3 in his rematch against Chris Weidman at UFC 230, but he already has his sights set on another former foe. 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