Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold is headlining UFC Fight Night: Pittsburgh against David Branch.
According to Rockhold, the former champion was supposed to fight Yoel Romero in the main event, but Romero turned down the fight.
Although Romero stated on his Twitter that it was Rockhold himself who initially turned the fight down.
So @LukeRockhold didn't want to fight me ---- @bisping you're up #seeyousoonboyyyyy
— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) July 23, 2017
This would lead to a response from Rockhold and the Twitter battle would begin between the two middleweights.
@yoelromeromma you're the pussy that didn't wanna fight 5 rounds. September 16th was offered.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 24, 2017
20 days too much to wait for the guy who needed 14 months to recover from pillow hand @bisping ?? #sorrynotsorry #mrlovato
— Peoples Champ (@YoelRomeroMMA) July 24, 2017
remember your last fight where u broke the lowest PPV record and didn't make a dime. I took the money fight which was Weidman
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 24, 2017
what you are is a cheater
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) July 24, 2017
Romero seemingly has a growing list of rivals, as he is also in a heated rivalry with UFC Middleweight Champion MIchael Bisping as well.
UFC Fight Night: Pittsburgh takes place on Saturday, September 16 from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Luke Rockhold and David Branch headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on Fox Sports 1.
