Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been goading Jon Jones to fight Daniel Cormier at heavyweight for a while now. But since this setup likely won’t move forward, Rockhold is looking at jumping the line to book himself a fight against the current light heavyweight champion.
“Well, I’m fighting before DC, so I’m gonna take my dibs on that thing if the opportunity presents itself,” Rockhold told Submission Radio, speaking about a possible Jones fight. “DC, I think it’s foolish for him to come try to challenge Jon back down. I think Jon should have to come challenge him up for the heavyweight title.