With his second-round finish of Lyoto Machida (22-6) at UFC on Fox 15 on April 18, Luke Rockhold (14-2) emerged as the top contender in the middleweight division. His dominating performance earned him a post-fight bonus and likely earned him a title shot against the winner of champion Chris Weidman (12-0) and Vitor Belfort (24-10), who fight at UFC 187 on May 23. The 30-year-old Californian doesn’t care who he ends up fighting, but hopes Weidman retains his belt. “Really, I win either way. Either way I think it’s a beautiful match-up for me on both ends. It’s a big sell
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Luke Rockhold ‘More Than Prepared’ to Take UFC Middleweight Title – MMA Weekly