There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Luke Rockhold was the UFC middleweight champion and ranked No. 3 in the world on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list, just behind Demetrious Johnson and Jon Jones.
These days, the 40 year-old Rockhold is barely holding on to what’s left of his combat sports career, losing his last three UFC fights — which includes two losses by way of devastating knockout — before getting his teeth smashed in for BKFC.
That’s probably why he’s the underdog at Misfits Boxing 22.
Rockhold opened +220 for his “sweet science” debut against Darren Till, according to BetOnline.ag. “The Gorilla,” no stranger to the win column on the Misfits Boxing scene, clocked in at -260 — though odds will likely shift in the coming weeks.
Till and Rockhold collide on Sat., Aug. 30, 2025 at AO Arena in Manchester, England.
“I actually think Luke could have been a GOAT, like truly,” Till said at the kickoff press conference. “What gets Luke in trouble is his ego, his pride, how vain he is, and all that stuff. When you put that together as a collective, psychologically, he fails at it. And that’s what happens with Luke, his ego is too much. You can’t have an ego like this in this game.”
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This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
