{"id":98405,"date":"2014-05-23T05:01:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T12:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=98405"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:37:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:37:40","slug":"rockhold-still-campaigning-for-belfort-rematch-over-title-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rockhold-still-campaigning-for-belfort-rematch-over-title-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockhold Still Campaigning For Belfort Rematch Over Title Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-172-results-rockhold-easily-submits-boetsch-with-kimura-in-first-round\/luke-rockhold-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-95255\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-95255\" title=\"Luke Rockhold Wins PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think [a title shot in 2014] is definitely a possibility. I want to get the belt, but I don&#8217;t want to be a paper champion. There&#8217;s a guy that beat me, and I feel like I need to beat him to be the best in the world. I&#8217;d definitely like to return the favor. Whenever that guy comes back, that&#8217;s who I&#8217;d prefer over everybody.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;That loss to Vitor was probably one of the best things to happen to me. It gave me perspective and it really made me rethink my style and where I&#8217;m best. If I rush things too much, I take unwarranted shots. Whereas, if I wait and relax and find my range and let the fight come to me, that&#8217;s when I&#8217;m like a sniper. I know my striking is up there with the top [fighters], and I believe my wrestling and jiu-jitsu are, as well. When I&#8217;m relaxed, everything works better. I was a little nervous in that fight, and I tried to rush things at first. I finally started to relax, and then out of nowhere came the kick. Losing makes you rethink everything and focus on how to be your best. That&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve always done. The last time I lost was in 2007, and I went on a nine-fight win streak and won the [Strikeforce] belt. That was a big step, and now this is the next step.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Luke-Rockhold-Prefers-Vitor-Belfort-Rematch-to-Earn-UFC-Middleweight-Title-Shot-68179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherdog.com<\/a>, UFC middleweight fighter Luke Rockhold discusses his ongoing mission to rematch Vitor Belfort and explains exactly why.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to see the rematch?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I think [a title shot in 2014] is definitely a possibility. I want to get the belt, but I don&#8217;t want to be a paper champion. There&#8217;s a guy that beat me, and I feel like I need to beat him to be the best in the world. 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