Luke Rockhold has taken inspiration from UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ’s recent bounce-back. After getting knocked out by Alex Pereira at UFC 281, Adesanya avenged his loss with a brutal finish of “Poatan” to reclaim his title at UFC 287. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) was finally able to emerge victorious after losing to Pereira three times, including twice in kickboxing. “Look what Izzy did,” Rockhold told Submission Radio. “Everyone counting him out, everyone doing that, and he stepped forward and did his thing. Anybody who’s a f*cking real motherf*cker who’s gonna step forward and want to prove people wrong and use that as a driving force – other people just sit back behind their channels and talk sh*t and make excuses and chitter chatter and hate on people, and I’m just f*cking sick of it