Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold had a hard time containing himself when Brock Lesnar was in the ring with Daniel Cormier at UFC 226. Cormier’s coach, Rosendo Sanchez, got all the press for shoving Lesnar amid a made-for-TV moment with Cormier, the newly minted dual champion after his knockout of Stipe Miocic. But Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) considered jumping in the fray, too. Related Curtis Blaydes believes UFC doesn't want him as heavyweight champ, weighs in on Brock Lesnar situation All these guys calling out Daniel Cormier seriously think he'll fight anyone before Brock Lesnar? “I was trying to judge the situation, because I was about to pull a Diaz brother and jump on the back,” Rockhold told Submission Radio , referring to an infamous in-cage brawl in 2009 between UFC stars Nate and Nick Diaz and Jason “Mayhem” Miller. “Brock was coming in hot and pushing DC, but DC kept his composure and was laughing it off,” added Rockhold, who’s planning to bulk up to light heavyweight for his next fight.
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