{"id":58145,"date":"2013-04-30T08:51:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T15:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58145"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:08:53","slug":"luke-rockhold-im-more-of-a-man-than-vitor-belfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/luke-rockhold-im-more-of-a-man-than-vitor-belfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold: &#8220;I&#8217;m more of a man&#8221; Than Vitor Belfort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/luke-rockhold2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46323\" title=\"luke rockhold2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/luke-rockhold2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/luke-rockhold2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/luke-rockhold2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/luke-rockhold2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I think my advantages is everywhere really. Vitor will always have fast hands, he has good power, but I pose a lot of problems myself. I\u2019m a longer fighter, I have better kicks than him. I believe my advantages are on the ground, in wrestling, in the distance in the stand up. I have plenty of ways to win this fight. And most of all, I got more heart than Vitor. I think I\u2019m more of a man than Vitor.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think it\u2019s a crock of s*** personally. I don\u2019t understand it,&#8221; Luke said of Vitor\u2019s TRT exemption. &#8220;I think Nevada set the standard for most of the other states. And it\u2019s like the NBA and Baseball, if they travel overseas, they\u2019re not going to be permitted to use steroids just because they\u2019re overseas. I think it\u2019s just crap. But at the same time, if they\u2019re not going to punish him, I will. And I believe it hurts you in more ways than it helps you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While appearing on a recent edition of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafightcorner.com\/2013\/04\/29\/luke-rockhold-title-shot-believes-more-heart-a-man-vitor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Fight Corner<\/a>&#8221; the last reigning Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockold, discussed his upcoming fight against Vitor Belfort.<\/p>\n<p>Who takes this fight guys?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I think my advantages is everywhere really. Vitor will always have fast hands, he has good power, but I pose a lot of problems myself. I\u2019m a longer fighter, I have better kicks than him. I believe my advantages are on the ground, in wrestling, in the distance in the stand up. 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