Two weeks removed from a third-round knockout loss to Yoel Romero, the former UFC middleweight champion told ESPN he is planning a move to the light heavyweight division.
Rockhold is 1-2 in his last three Octagon appearances and doesn’t have many options at 185 pounds, he said. The only fight that would make him stick around is a trilogy against ex-champ Michael Bisping.
Before his brief title reign, Rockhold beat Bisping via second-round submission in late 2014. After winning the championship against Chris Weidman a year later, he defended the belt for the first time against Bisping in a rematch.