Luke Rockhold shares advice with younger fighters × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Put your f*cking ba**s on the line - Luke Rockhold shares the harsh reality with younger fighters to help navigate their UFC career By Caleb Gebrewold Modified 24 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold Former Middleight champion Luke Rockhold recently retired following a memorable UFC 278 fight against Paulo Costa that won Fight of the Night. Leading up to the fight, Rockhold spent plenty of time calling out UFC President Dana White and the organization. With Rockhold now retired, he attempted to advise fighters on how to navigate the business side of the UFC. Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, Rockhold revealed the advice he would give to young fighters, stating (starting at the 2:06:54 mark): When you have managers that work for the f**king UFC, they ain't going to stand up for you when you want that worth, when you want that f**king paycheck. When it really comes down to it, you don't want just your win, your show, get your f**king worth. Rockhold continued by adding: Don't f**king play the system because it's easy. Don't sign that last fight contract because it's easy. Hold out to the f**king end. Put your f**king ba**s on the line. As a former champion and long-time veteran of the UFC, Luke Rockhold's advice should hold weight with younger fighters. As the promotion has grown bigger and bigger, we have seen many fighters, particularly those who are already established, enter financial disputes. Although disputes over money aren't a good look for the UFC, the promotion continues to thrive. Watch Luke Rockhold's full appearance on The MMA Hour below: Luke Rockhold s comments on fighter pay Luke Rockhold spent much of the build-up prior to UFC 278 speaking out on fighter pay issues. He initially called out UFC President Dana White in a pre-fight interview on The MMA Hour. Rockhold doubled down on his comments at his UFC 278 media day press conference, which the UFC failed to upload. MMA Junkie@MMAJunkieLuke Rockhold just *went off* on UFC fighter pay, bonus structure and health care at #UFC278 media day. Full interview: bit.ly/3dAmmrl125621521Luke Rockhold just *went off* on UFC fighter pay, bonus structure and health care at #UFC278 media day. Full interview: bit.ly/3dAmmrl https://t.co/mQkka2PPDj Rockhold, who Chael Sonnen recently gave the highest praise to, made these comments knowing that he was on his way out. Seeing fighters speak their minds is impressive, but for younger fighters, there is a lot more at stake, as it could potentially harm or even ruin their careers. It is far easier for an established fighter and former champion to speak his mind than a guy just starting out who is easily replaceable. Rockhold retired following his UFC 278 loss to Paulo Costa. He joins a long list of fighters that have walked away from mixed martial arts this summer. ESPN MMA@espnmma"I gave it my all ... I'm f---ing old." Luke Rockhold was full of emotions as he announced his retirement after #UFC2786897537"I gave it my all ... I'm f---ing old." Luke Rockhold was full of emotions as he announced his retirement after #UFC278 https://t.co/QsJvGcH2sB Mike Bohn@MikeBohnRory MacDonald joins Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Donald Cerrone, James Krause, Uriah Hall, Nina Nunes, Jessica Eye, Eddie Wineland as some of the names to recently retire – and that's just this summer. twitter.com/MMAJunkie/stat…MMA Junkie@MMAJunkieFormer Bellator champ and UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald confirms he's retired from MMA. Full story: bit.ly/3SPg6fz40244Former Bellator champ and UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald confirms he's retired from MMA. Full story: bit.ly/3SPg6fz https://t.co/bwCDs2Ke0MRory MacDonald joins Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Donald Cerrone, James Krause, Uriah Hall, Nina Nunes, Jessica Eye, Eddie Wineland as some of the names to recently retire – and that's just this summer. twitter.com/MMAJunkie/stat… As his appearance on The MMA Hour shows, even in retirement, Luke Rockhold will continue to take a stand for fighters. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by micah.curtis85 × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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