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Luke Rockhold is rallying the troops.
During an appearance on "The MMA Hour" on Monday, Rockhold vented his frustrations over the UFC's middleweight title picture. Rockhold lost that championship to Michael Bisping last June and the 185-pound division has been in disarray ever since as Bisping is yet to defend his title against any of the contenders in the UFC's official top-10 rankings.
It's now looking like Bisping will fight former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in late 2017, once again passing over his peers in favor of an opponent who hasn't competed in the Octagon since November 2013.
Rockhold has had enough and he's asking his fellow middleweights to take a stand alongside him to show that they're upset with the UFC's matchmaking decisions.
"If they're not putting an interim title on the line and if they're not making Bisping fight a contender, I'm not fighting anybody and (neither should) the rest of the division," said Rockhold. "I don't see what's the point. Without me, (Gegard) Mousasi, Yoel (Romero), and (Robert) Whittaker. I think everyone should stand their ground and say f--- you. Put a title on the line or else you don't even have a division."
Should Rockhold fail to convince his peers to rally together, he's ready to wait until the right situation comes along. He also mentioned being open to fighting at light heavyweight or heavyweight if the opportunity presents itself.
As far as he's concerned, it's the UFC's loss if he decides to move on from the 185-pound roster.
"I'm open to moving up weight classes," said Rockhold. "If that's the case and they don't make something happen, then sayonara to the middleweight division. What's the point right now? I can come back when I want."
