{"id":39271,"date":"2025-08-02T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/39271\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:00:08","slug":"luke-rockhold-trolled-by-bkfc-after-complaining-about-getting-his-teeth-destroyed-in-bare-knuckle-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/39271\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold trolled by BKFC after complaining about getting his teeth destroyed in bare-knuckle boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Luke Rockhold is being mocked by BKFC fans after trashing bare-knuckle boxing.<\/p>\n<p>The former UFC middleweight champion competed just once in <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/conor-mcgregor\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"234\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conor McGregor<\/a>\u2018s fledgling fight league.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/luke-rockhold\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"271\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Rockhold<\/a> quit after literally getting his teeth bashed in by <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/mike-perry\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Perry<\/a> at BKFC 41, April 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s upset some people by revealing his true thoughts about bare-knuckle ahead of his <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/07\/23\/luke-rockhold-kicks-out-at-darren-till-in-fiery-first-face-off-after-demi-lovato-jibe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boxing debut against Darren Till<\/a> on August 30. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1416152701-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Rockhold prepares to face Paulo Costa at UFC 278\" class=\"wp-image-176673\" \/>Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLCLuke Rockhold trolled by BKFC<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold recently ripped into BKFC in a lengthy rant about the vicious fight sport. <\/p>\n<p>The promotion responded by sharing a crying GIF alongside Rockhold\u2019s comments on social media. <\/p>\n<p>BKFC\u2019s hilarious response prompted fans to pile on the 40-year-old MMA veteran. <\/p>\n<p>Even former UFC middleweight contender <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/derek-brunson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1037\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Derek Brunson<\/a> got involved in the trolling of Rockhold. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaha damn,\u201d he wrote on Twitter. While someone else added: \u201cIt\u2019s Luke\u2019s way of saying I\u2019m not that big of a warrior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s Luke\u2019s way of saying I\u2019m not that big of warrior<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportScience (@sportsciencebda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsciencebda\/status\/1951127009570202004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 1, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive admin a raise,\u201d a third said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Perry behind the keys on this one.\u201d another joked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWonder what Luke thought would happen after getting punched in the mouth with a bare fist?\u201d a fifth fan asked. <\/p>\n<p>A bunch of other people simply replied to BKFC\u2019s troll job with crying laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<p>What did Luke Rockhold say about bare-knuckle boxing? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/07\/31\/former-ufc-champion-blasts-conor-mcgregors-bkfc-as-he-calls-for-the-creation-of-a-new-combat-sport\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rockhold blasted McGregor\u2019s fight league<\/a> as he called for the creation of a new combat sport<\/p>\n<p>See below for the controversial comments that caused BKFC and its fans to mock him on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing I would do that I think is way more bada\u2013 and not so f\u2014\u2014 stupid, because you can\u2019t gauge distance in bare-knuckle boxing, I would do bare-knuckle kickboxing,\u201d Rockhold said. \u201cI would rematch Mike Perry and put him to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way to gauge distance in bare-knuckle boxing, they\u2019ve got metal ropes you just bounce in and out, bare-knuckle kickboxing is actually something with technique to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBare-knuckle boxing is not a fight, I realised that when I walked in and I was like, I\u2019m not losing my f\u2014\u2014 teeth without using everything I\u2019ve worked for my whole life. That\u2019s a dumba\u2013 sport\u2026 Who\u2019s willing to lose their face for f\u2014\u2014 nothing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold is being mocked by BKFC fans after trashing bare-knuckle boxing. 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