{"id":459530,"date":"2022-09-30T13:23:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T20:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=459530"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T20:23:26","slug":"daniel-cormier-advises-luke-rockhold-to-stay-retired-following-absolutely-perfect-end-to-his-mma-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-advises-luke-rockhold-to-stay-retired-following-absolutely-perfect-end-to-his-mma-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier advises Luke Rockhold to stay retired following \u201cabsolutely perfect\u201d end to his MMA career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel Cormier is advising Luke Rockhold to stay retired following an ‘absolutely perfect’ end to his MMA career.<\/p>\n

It was just 6 weeks ago that Rockhold (16-6 MMA) announced his retirement inside the Octagon after fighting Paulo Costa<\/a> (14-2 MMA) at UFC 278 on August 20th. The former UFC middleweight champion lost to Costa via unanimous decision. It was the Californian’s 3rd loss in a row.<\/p>\n

Recently, Rockhold, 37, spoke with ‘Submission Radio<\/a>‘ and hinted at a comeback saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I get inspired, if someone inspires me to get back in it\u2026you never know. (Maybe) That Brazilian dude winning the title. Alex Pereira.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, there\u2019s tons of opportunity. I\u2019m not looking to get out of shape in any way, shape, or form. I really still enjoy the training aspect. I just don\u2019t want to do the part that really hurts me. I\u2019ll do some boxing sparring, but like, you get into full MMA sparring and everything starts to break down when you\u2019re fighting the bad dudes. I\u2019m just gonna work on getting better.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Javier<\/p>\n

That interview didn’t go unnoticed by his longtime American Kickboxing Academy teammate and UFC commentator Daniel Cormier.<\/p>\n

In a recent YouTube video on ‘DC’s’ channel, Daniel Cormier had some advice for Luke Rockhold, saying (h\/t MMA Fighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cLuke, don\u2019t come back. It\u2019s only been a few weeks and it was absolutely perfect. It couldn\u2019t be better. Because Luke Rockhold has been the guy that has not been loved, but in that performance, he gained the praise of the masses. Not only did he gain the praise of the masses though, he gained the praise of his opponent in the competition. Paulo Costa came up to me a week later and told me how special it was to share the Octagon with Luke.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Concluding Cormier said:<\/p>\n

\u201cLuke, don\u2019t come back. It\u2019s fine. Go do jiu-jitsu if you want to. Go to ADCC.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Would you like to see Rockhold come back to the UFC or do you agree with Cormier that he should do something else?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daniel Cormier is advising Luke Rockhold to stay retired following an ‘absolutely perfect’ end to his MMA career. It was just 6 weeks ago that Rockhold (16-6 MMA) announced his retirement inside the Octagon after fighting Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA) at UFC 278 on August 20th. 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