Rockhold: I’m about to wake this fool up
Luke Rockhold: “I’m going to meet [Chris Weidman] right in the middle and stop him dead in his tracks. I’m about to wake this fool up.”
UFC Champion Chris Weidman recently said Luke Rockhold didn’t believe he could’t beat the champion, but Rockhold countered that yesterday, saying he didn’t think Weidman realized just how confident he is in their middleweight title showdown:
“I think there’s a relaxation that I have over Weidman that he hasn’t realized yet. He’s so tough, he gets by on a lot of toughness, but I don’t think he uses his head too well. It seems like he’s a little cloudy in his vision in a fight. He doesn’t fight with the highest IQ. You can see when he comes in, he comes in kind of carelessly, kind of going through the motions. He doesn’t adjust well. It seems like he’s almost seeing red at times. I was there at one point in my career. I learned how to adjust and see my opponent and what he brings, and counter.”
Rockhold said he envisions “teeing off” on Weidman at some point in the fight.
“I understand that Chris is a good offensive wrestler, but this is not wrestling,” he said. “He’s not going to be able to dictate the pace of the fight. He’s going to run into a wall. He’s going to come forward and expect to control the cage like he usually does with these guys who are scared of his wrestling and I’m going to meet him right in the middle and stop him dead in his tracks. I’m about to wake this fool up.”