Luke Rockhold on Paulo Costa potentially missing weight × 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 News There s a lot of cheap a** motherfu****s in this game - Luke Rockhold expresses distaste at fighters not making weight and his concerns about Paulo Costa missing weight for the upcoming bout By JFoMMATalk Modified 17 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Paulo Costa (left) and Luke Rockhold (right) [Images via Getty] Luke Rockhold is anxious about upcoming opponent Paulo Costa missing weight. The Brazilian last fought Marvin Vettori and missed weight massively, forcing the fight to be moved from middleweight to light heavyweight. #UFC278 on BT Sport@btsportufcBuzzing for this one! Paulo Costa Luke Rockhold A fascinating middleweight encounter at #UFC278... Who ya got?22614Buzzing for this one! Paulo Costa Luke Rockhold A fascinating middleweight encounter at #UFC278... Who ya got? https://t.co/ZraDDGjmOn Rockhold is coming off a three-year layoff and doesn't need any more possible distractions. During an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, the former middleweight champion had this to say about Costa potentially missing weight: "He missed weight twice [against Vettori]. He was trying to gain an advantage. I'm not here to fight on unfair terms. So, I want this motherf****r to make weight, or we're gonna make the same exact weight. F**K this s**t. It's gotta be right. It's gotta be fair... Yoel Romero missed weight for a reason, to gain an advantage... There's a lot of cheap a** motherfu****s in this game. I'm not here for that cheapness anymore." Rockhold was referring to his last fight at middleweight, where Yoel Romero missed weight for their interim title matchup and then won by knockout in the first round. The California native has been around the block, and it seems he's not willing to play the games Costa forced on Vettori. Watch Luke Rockhold's interview and more on The MMA Hour below: Luke Rockhold lashes out on the UFC being a mafia Rockhold has not been shy about calling the UFC out for fighter pay and mismanagement from personal experience. During the same episode, Helwani asked the former champion about fighting with hate in the past, and he had this to say: "After losing the title, you get disrespected. This is a mafia, the UFC... There's no rhyme or reason in this game. When you lose your leverage, these people try to step on you, and then you fight back, and it's a constant fight." Some media members have questioned whether Rockhold will get a title shot if he beats Costa. Israel Adesanya will have run out of title contenders if he beats Alex Pereira, but the UFC wouldn't want one of their champions talking badly about them. Before worrying about a title shot, the Californian needs to make a statement at UFC 278.MMA Junkie@MMAJunkieLuke Rockhold just *went off* on UFC fighter pay, bonus structure and health care at #UFC278 media day. Full interview: bit.ly/3dAmmrl3224426Luke 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 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Virat Deswal × 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? 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