Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos Robert Whittaker won’t let anything bring him down from the high of defeating Ronaldo Souza at UFC on FOX 24. That includes a callout from a former UFC champion. Following Whittaker’s (18-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) second-round TKO win over Souza (25-4 MMA 7-2 UFC) on Saturday’s FOX-televised main card at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) made it known he wants the next fight with “The Reaper” (via Twitter ): Former middleweight champion @LukeRockhold just reached out to me to say he's down to fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 213 on July 8. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) April 16, 2017 Rockhold hasn’t fought since he lost the 185-pound belt in a first-round knockout to current champion Michael Bisping at UFC 199 in June 2016. He was scheduled to fight “Jacare” in November’s UFC Fight Night 101 main event but was forced to withdraw due to an injury , and the event was ultimately headlined by Whittaker, who earned a first-round TKO win over Derek Brunson.
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Robert Whittaker on potential Luke Rockhold fight at UFC 213: ‘It’s a bit rushed’ – MMA Junkie