Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was recently signed by new MMA promotion GFL, but that hasn't stopped him from teasing a final run in the UFC.
Earlier last week, the new MMA promotion, GFL, held its Draft ahead of the inaugural event in April, but it came with a plethora of problems.
Prior to the Draft, the promotion began announcing the signings of fighters who would be included in the draft, but several fighters came out claiming that they had not actually signed contracts.
One fighter who was signed was former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold.
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Luke Rockhold wants one last UFC run despite signing with GFL
In last week's Draft, Rockhold was named to the Dubai team roster that included Tyron Woodley, Derek Brunson and Abubakar Nurmagomedov.
Despite being picked in the Draft, the former UFC champion has revealed that he is interested in one last run in the UFC as he still wants to be active.
“I love all the matchups (in the UFC), so you never know, I'm still fighting, I'm still feeling good, I'm still in the game, but first of all, we have (Chris) Weidman , we We have Gegard (Mousasi), we have some nice fights (in the GFL),” Rockhold explained to Submission Radio.
“Khamzat (Chimaev) turned down a fight against me when I was supposed to come back, my first fight before Paulo Costa, they tried to book that fight and he didn't want to play,” Rockhold revealed.
Before he can even consider a return to the UFC, he will have to fulfill all his obligations now that the GFL has signed to their roster in Dubai.
Rockhold wants the GFL to sign Michael Bisping so they can settle their feud
One of Rockhold's biggest feuds throughout his career was with Michael Bisping. They have fought each other twice and have each achieved one victory, leaving their rivalry unsettled.
Since Bisping's MMA retirement, the two have seemingly put their feud to rest, but Rockhold would like the GFL to sign the former UFC champion so they can finally settle for a trilogy.
“Maybe they can sign Bisping too and bring him back,” Rockhold said.
Although Bisping only has one eye, the promotion has made several questionable signings of former UFC fighters who are over 40 and not in healthy fighting condition.
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