With Sean Strickland coming off an impressive main event win over Uriah Hall, his next opponent could very well be a former UFC middleweight champion.
In an interview with TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Dana White revealed that Luke Rockhold has been offered a fight against the #8 ranked contender.
Rockhold (16-5) hasn’t fought since he was knocked out by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 in July 2019. His last middleweight fight was a KO loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 221 in 2018. You have to go back to 2017 for Rockhold’s most recent win, a second-round stoppage of David Branch at UFC Pittsburgh.