Luke Rockhold - trash talks and Quotes

“You should make the top—ten before you start talking about a sport [MMA] that built another sport [Wrestling]. Wrestling is here on stage because of MMA, and you've done absolutely nothing in the sport of MMA. You quit. You quit before the knee even hit you, Bo. Button it up... What have you done on a world stage? Absolutely nothing. You're a college b*m”

– via RAF 05 pre—fight press conference questioning Nickal’s transition to MMA and his lack of international wrestling credentials.

“Tyron's not there to fight anymore. He's not really conscious in fighting. Tyron's still my boy but he's just sleep fighting these days”

– via Submission Radio on December 27, 2025, giving a blunt assessment of Tyron Woodley's current state in combat sports following his latest loss.

“Everyone thinks Charles Oliveira is good until Islam gets on top of him. Charles Oliveira s*cks comparatively to really good grapplers. He's not even near. You just know the substance of a guy like what Islam is versus a guy like Charles.”

– via The Casuals MMA, breaking down why he believes Islam Makhachev exists on a different level of grappling compared to the UFC’s all time submission leader.

“Everyone thinks Charles Oliveira is good until Islam gets on top of him. Charles Oliveira s*cks comparatively to really good grapplers. He's not even near. You just know the substance of a guy like what Islam is versus a guy like Charles.”

– via The Casuals MMA, breaking down why he believes Islam Makhachev exists on a different level of grappling compared to the UFC’s all time submission leader.

“I hate to say it, but Strickland should win a fight, and he’s probably the toughest test for [Chimaev]. I'm not a fan, but [Strickland] is annoyingly hard to hold down. He’s not that good on the ground, but he can get up, and that’s the biggest thing with Khamzat, he cannot stay [down]... Khamzat has got to get comfortable on his feet. If he can’t keep a guy down, it could be tough”

– via JAXXON PODCAST

“I used to hate on Alex Pereira, but motherf*cker's a gangster.It's all about confidence. It's all about balls. He has it. He f*cking has it. I'm not going to lie. I can't hate on the motherf*cker anymore. He's one of the GOATs.He carries the same mindset every f*cking time. He doesn't have a ground game, but the motherf*cker's got balls. No more hate. Alex, God bless: You're a gangster. He's one of the best champs of all time. Honestly, it's impressive”

“Shit happens, it's all love Darren Till, All the best to you brother.”

“He walked out of the elevator, I walked in, he fcking talked his shit and he got clapped!”