Luke Rockhold is being mocked by BKFC fans after trashing bare-knuckle boxing.
The former UFC middleweight champion competed just once in Conor McGregor‘s fledgling fight league.
Luke Rockhold quit after literally getting his teeth bashed in by Mike Perry at BKFC 41, April 2021.
Now, he’s upset some people by revealing his true thoughts about bare-knuckle ahead of his boxing debut against Darren Till on August 30.
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCLuke Rockhold trolled by BKFC
Rockhold recently ripped into BKFC in a lengthy rant about the vicious fight sport.
The promotion responded by sharing a crying GIF alongside Rockhold’s comments on social media.
BKFC’s hilarious response prompted fans to pile on the 40-year-old MMA veteran.
Even former UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson got involved in the trolling of Rockhold.
“Haha damn,” he wrote on Twitter. While someone else added: “It’s Luke’s way of saying I’m not that big of a warrior.”
It’s Luke’s way of saying I’m not that big of warrior
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“Give admin a raise,” a third said.
“Mike Perry behind the keys on this one.” another joked.
“Wonder what Luke thought would happen after getting punched in the mouth with a bare fist?” a fifth fan asked.
A bunch of other people simply replied to BKFC’s troll job with crying laughing emojis.
What did Luke Rockhold say about bare-knuckle boxing?
Rockhold blasted McGregor’s fight league as he called for the creation of a new combat sport
See below for the controversial comments that caused BKFC and its fans to mock him on social media.
“One thing I would do that I think is way more bada– and not so f—— stupid, because you can’t gauge distance in bare-knuckle boxing, I would do bare-knuckle kickboxing,” Rockhold said. “I would rematch Mike Perry and put him to sleep.
“There’s no way to gauge distance in bare-knuckle boxing, they’ve got metal ropes you just bounce in and out, bare-knuckle kickboxing is actually something with technique to it.
“Bare-knuckle boxing is not a fight, I realised that when I walked in and I was like, I’m not losing my f—— teeth without using everything I’ve worked for my whole life. That’s a dumba– sport… Who’s willing to lose their face for f—— nothing?”