{"id":389755,"date":"2022-05-25T18:04:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=389755"},"modified":"2022-05-25T18:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:04:49","slug":"keep-that-weight-low-buddy-luke-rockhold-goes-after-paulo-costa-ahead-of-highly-anticipated-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/keep-that-weight-low-buddy-luke-rockhold-goes-after-paulo-costa-ahead-of-highly-anticipated-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Keep that Weight Low, Buddy&#8217;- Luke Rockhold Goes After Paulo Costa Ahead of Highly-Anticipated Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was fired up when talking about his targeted bout against Paulo Costa that has been moved around on several occasions. Both men have been on each other\u2019s radar for a while now, but it seems as though extraneous factors have come in the way of the booking.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent chat with the Schmo, Luke Rockhold aired his frustrations surrounding the difficulty in securing a date to face the Brazilian. Moreover, Rockhold has been out of competition since 2019 and he\u2019s chomping at the bit to finally make his comeback.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iu7Gpp2jv8o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPaulo Costa is pathetic,\u201d Rockhold told The Schmo. \u201cThe kid needs to sign the contract and agree to the weight, agree to the date, agree to the dance. Let\u2019s go.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was July 2nd. It was July 30th. Now this b*tch is trying to move it to f*cking August. I\u2019m sick and tired of this f*cking shit. I really want to beat that f*cker\u2019s ass. So, we\u2019re going to August.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/israel-adesanyas-teammate-blood-diamond-reportedly-out-of-ufc-275-bout-in-singapore\/\">Israel Adesanya\u2019s Teammate \u2018Blood Diamond\u2019 Reportedly Out of UFC 275 Bout in Singapore<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;He wants a prayer&#8221;- Luke Rockhold doesn&#8217;t hold back<\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, Luke Rockhold expanded on how this was the only fight that made sense, as it was on the UFC\u2019s radar as well. Being away from UFC action for a meaningful period of time has clearly fired up Rockhold, who is waiting to show Costa how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cdq6jXlPblg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cdq6jXlPblg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Luke Rockhold (@lukerockhold)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing else out there right now that makes sense,\u201d Rockhold said. \u201cWe agreed to the deal, the UFC wants the fight, I want the fight. Who knows the f*ck Paulo wants\u2026 He wants a prayer. So keep those prayers and keep that weight low, buddy. I\u2019ll see you soon.\u201d [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/middleeasy.com\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold-pathetic-paulo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">middleeasy.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Paulo Costa caused a major stir with his massive weight miss against Marvin Vettori that ultimately led to their fight being contested at 205-pounds. The shift in weight class during fight week was unprecedented and has led to a lot of speculation around Costa\u2019s dedication to making weight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s9PSaqx6tl4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, fans and fellow fighters have used this incident to take shots at Costa and the Brazilian will have to be consistent with his weight management moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was fired up when talking about his targeted bout against Paulo Costa that has been moved around on several occasions. Both men have been on each other\u2019s radar for a while now, but it seems as though extraneous factors have come in the way of the booking. 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