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Luke Rockhold has two fingers and he needs to make use of them to punch Jake Paul.
Hard.
TMZ Sports bumped into the 38-year-old (retired, for now, at the least) former UFC champion at LAX on Friday … and requested him concerning the Problem Child’s foray into MMA.
“Stop attempting to combat little dudes. F***ing [155] pounders. You’re a middleweight. If you wish to combat a middleweight, I bought fingers. We can do something we would like. I actually do not care. I’d beat that man in my sleep.”
As we beforehand reported, 26-year-old Paul lately signed a multi-fight, multi-year deal with PFL … and wasted no time by calling out Nate Diaz for a boxing and MMA combat.
Diaz hasn’t but accepted the problem … and if he does not, Rockhold is greater than able to step in.
“I bought some freedom to do some issues and as you’ll be able to see, I like throwing fingers as of late,” Luke mentioned, including, “combat individuals your individual f***ing weight. Straight up. And champions, an actual champion, an actual contender. An actual somebody who can put you in your ass. not previous guys, 55-year-olds, or lightweights. You cannot even get above a welterweight, canine, So, step up.”
Of course, Jake’s 6-0 as an expert boxer … with wins over Ben Askren, Tyron Woodley (twice) and Anderson Silva.
Paul additionally lately began coaching in jiu-jitsu … and was an newbie wrestler by way of highschool.
Luke and Jake have some historical past. Paul was crucial of Rockhold after his final UFC combat in August, when he misplaced a call to Paulo Costa.
Jake tweeted, calling Luke’s efficiency “canine s**t”, saying it was an “embarrassment for the game.”
Rockhold retired after UFC 278 … but it surely’s clear he is nonetheless bought a whole lot of combat left in him, and freed from a UFC contract, Luke and Jake might lastly get their probability to punch the hell out of one another!
