Former UFC star Luke Rockhold is more than confident of securing a big win in his return against Darren Till.
A former middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, returns to the ring this weekend atop Misfits Boxing 22, taking on fellow Octagon veteran Darren Till in a high-profile showdown in Manchester.
And enjoying a mixed bag of success since his UFC departure, Rockhold scored an impressive knockout win over Joe Schilling, after a defeat to Mike Perry in a one-off cameo with the BKFC.
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But just days out from his fight with Liverpool star Till, former Strikeforce star Rockhold is confident of emulating similar success.
Luke Rockhold vows to knock out Darren Till in three rounds
A huge submission threat earlier in his mixed martial arts career, Rockhold would rack up some notable knockouts later during his stint in the cage as well.
Most notably winning the UFC middleweight title with a knockout of Chris Weidman, Rockhold needed four rounds to do so, however.
But in a bold pre-fight prediction, he vowed to stop Till inside just three rounds this weekend.
“I’m putting you down in 3 [rounds], D (Darren Till),” Rockhold posted on his official Instagram account.
And whilst lacing up the gloves once more this weekend for his grudge match with Till, Santa Cruz native Rockhold has not locked the door on a return to mixed martial arts competition.
Luke Rockhold lays out demands for possible UFC comeback
Seeing the middleweight landscape uprooted since his exit, Rockhold recently teased a potential return to the UFC.
Weighing in on the newly-crowned divisional champion Khamzat Chimaev and his future run at the top of the division, Rockhold speculated a certain contender may have the mettle to end his run early.
As far as his own potential return is concerned, however, Rockhold admitted he would have some lofty demands which would need to be met in order for him to make a comeback.
“…Why the f— would I go back to MMA? There would have to be a big opportunity and a big reason. There would have to be title implications, and there would have to be big money,” Rockhold explained.