Luke Rockhold will return to the Octagon in 2022 after a three-year hiatus from the sport, but the word is still out on who his opponent will be.
UFC middleweight Paulo Costa appears to be the most likely candidate for the job, but Rockhold won’t fight the Brazilian if he misses weight again.
Costa’s last fight was contested at light heavyweight after the 30-year-old failed to make weight against Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41. ‘Borrachina’ lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Rockhold is no stranger to the light heavyweight division but the former UFC middleweight champion has no intention of returning to that weight class if ‘Borrachina’ can’t make 185 pounds.