Rockhold To Bisping: I Will See You Soon & I Will Finish This
The bad blood between bitter rivals Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping clearly didn’t go away after Bisping’s shocking knockout victory over Rockhold in their rematch at last weekend’s (Sat., June 4, 2016) UFC 199 from The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Bisping shocked the masses to capture the UFC 185-pound title, and the two continued to go at it at the post-fight press conference.
Rockhold claims that he was ‘pissed off’ due to the fact that Bisping was ‘classless’ in the aftermath of the bout:
“After our first fight I picked him up off the canvas and gave him his due respect,” Rockhold said in an Instagram post. “Bisping went out of his way to come across the cage not to shake my hand like a man but to further mock the situation. I felt it was a classless move on his part. Thus the reason I was so pissed off at the press conference. I don’t believe in kicking a man while he’s down.”
At the end of the day, the now ex-champion admits that he underestimated Bisping, and simply let the pressure get to him:
“I love the fight game and all that it offers,” Rockhold said. “It’s a chaotic world we live in but the reward far outweighs risk. Allowing the pressure of the situation get to me, I felt the need to preform [sic] and make a statement as opposed to staying calculated and winning the fight. I underestimated my opponent and paid for it. Forcing a fight that was unlike me, which left the door open. Credit to Micheal [sic] for being the tough guy that he is and capitalizing on the situation.”
Rockhold is no stranger to suffering a setback, however, as he’s been in this position before. Champions learn from mistakes, and comeback stronger which is exactly what the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product plans to do:
“I’ve been here before and I’ve always learned and grew from these situations,” Rockhold wrote. “This will be no different. I will go home, heal up, and come back better than ever before. Bisping, I will see you real soon and I will finish this.”
