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Rockhold continues pursuit of Werdum: 'I'll make you look worse than USADA did'

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Fabricio Werdum may not be meeting him halfway, but that isn't stopping Luke Rockhold from pursuing a grudge match with the Brazilian.

The career middleweight's pursuit of a heavyweight bout with Werdum began earlier this week after the Brazilian inadvertently reignited their years-long beef on "The MMA Hour." Werdum, hellbent on regaining the heavyweight title he lost to Stipe Miocic last year, promptly scoffed at Rockhold's challenge, but the middleweight continued to stoke the fire on Thursday, even implying "Vai Cavalo" may have benefited from PEDs before the UFC entered a partnership with the USADA in 2015:

Contrary to Rockhold's claims, Werdum has never failed a drug test in his lengthy career, and with the Brazilian's eyes on the heavyweight crown, odds are the former middleweight king won't get to put a feud that dates back to their days in Strikeforce behind him anytime soon.

- With h/t to Bloody Elbow

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