Former undisputed UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold has claimed that fellow division contender, one-time title challenger, Paulo Costa is trying to maneuver their scheduled UFC 277 conflict on July 30. to a different occasion in August – evaluating the Brazilian to Caitlyn Jenner.
Rockhold, a local of Santa Cruz, has but to characteristic since July 2019 in a light-weight heavyweight divisional bow, struggling a second spherical knockout loss to former division champion, Jan Blachowicz.
Within the time since, the Californian veteran has seen a scheduled UFC 268 bout with Sean Strickland scratched from final November’s Madison Sq. Backyard card as a consequence of a again damage. And his since been rebooked to share the Octagon with Costa.
Luke Rockhold has begun evaluating Paulo Costa to Caitlyn Jenner forward of UFC 277
Revealing lately that his UFC 277 battle with Costa in Dallas, Texas could also be in jeopardy – Rockhold claimed Costa was trying to keep away from the matchup, and reschedule it for the next month.
“It’s been a headache and course of, (and he) simply doesn’t make it simple,” Luke Rockhold stated of his return throughout an interview with Submission Radio. “It’s simply, I don’t know what he’s doing behind the scenes, getting veneers or getting his f*cking entire face redone, getting a brand new nostril? What’s subsequent? I don’t know. However all the pieces, I believe he’s getting all his beauty work most likely or one thing, is what I believe is occurring, trigger he simply retains delaying. He would possibly come out trying like Caitlyn Jenner. You by no means know.”
Rockhold revealed that he had initially focused a return at UFC 276 on July 2. in the beginning of the month, nonetheless, insists Costa compelled one other rescheduled bout on the finish of the month as an alternative.
“He’s attempting to delay the battle once more to August 20.,” Luke Rockhold stated. “This man is – one thing’s happening behind the scenes. I don’t know what you’re doing over there, Caitlyn (Paulo Costa).”
“We wished July 2., after which I believe he had his first surgical procedure,” Luke Rockhold claimed. “After which there’s July 30. After which I believe he’s on his second or this, after which they wish to go to August 20. That’s all I’m listening to proper now.”
