Luke Rockhold will officially embark on a new career as a light heavyweight on Saturday night when he faces Jan Blachowicz on the main card at UFC 239 from Las Vegas.
While this will be his first fight in the division, the former middleweight king has already rocked the boat by declaring his intention to face reigning champion Jon Jones in the very near future and simultaneously taking shots at former No. 1 contender Anthony Smith.
Rockhold used Smith as an example at how shallow the light heavyweight division ranks were at the time when he was preparing to move to the new weight class.