After watching Andrew Tate’s Misfits boxing debut vs. Chase DeMore on Dec. 20, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold did not hesitate. The 40-year-old veteran appeared on Submission Radio this week and delivered sharp criticism of Tate’s efficiency in Dubai, the place the controversial influencer misplaced by majority determination.
Luke Rockhold wasn’t impressed with Andrew Tate’s boxing debut
“A four-time world champion ought to be capable to field, that is all I am saying,” Rockhold stated. “In the event you’re a four-time world champion, I am a four-time world champion, so you already know, I may have misplaced, however I confirmed that I can nonetheless field. I can throw in any martial arts division. I can nonetheless do my job. However Andrew did not… He simply did not look good. He did not appear to be he was there.”
Tate returned to motion for the primary time since December 2020. A five-year layoff appeared to have caught up with him in a six-round heavyweight title bout at Dubai’s Obligation Free Tennis Stadium. The judges determined the match 57-57, 58-56, 58-56 in favor of Demore to retain the Misfits Heavyweight title.
Eamoore, who owns a 5-2-1 report and is a actuality TV persona on Too Sizzling to Deal with, struggled to seek out his rhythm at first. Nonetheless, after the third spherical, the momentum modified dramatically. DeMore started touchdown heavier photographs, and by the fifth spherical his highly effective uppercuts have been inflicting vital harm to Tate.
Because the battle progressed, Tate’s fuel tank grew to become an issue. Within the closing spherical, he was primarily in survival mode, absorbing photographs and displaying little offensive output. A gash opened above his left eye in the direction of the tip, and he seemed exhausted by the point the ultimate bell rang. The standard of fight has declined on either side, one thing Rockhold instantly addressed.
Credit score to Andrew Tate, he steps up and does his job too. I like the way in which he expresses himself and challenges himself to do issues, however on the finish of the day, that battle was terrible. It was a extremely dangerous battle on either side,” Rockhold defined.
Mr. Rockhold’s perspective carries weight. The Santa Cruz native beforehand held the Strikeforce middleweight title, successful the UFC title by knocking out Chris Weidman at UFC 194 in December 2015. He additionally maintains an lively profession competing in a number of promotions and not too long ago signed a deal to face Colby Covington on the Actual American Freestyle occasion on January tenth in Dawn, Florida.
Earlier than getting into the ring, Tate was thought of the favourite to win. His spectacular pedigree, mixed with DeMore’s comparatively restricted boxing expertise, instructed that the previous kickboxer had the technical benefit. As an alternative, DeMoor’s dimension and aggressiveness proved to be the deciding components.
Tate’s efficiency has already triggered fairly a stir on-line. The loss is being framed by some observers as a “dishonest examine” on an influencer whose credibility within the martial arts world was already being questioned by some within the MMA and boxing communities. KSI, the CEO of Misfits Boxing, posted on social media congratulating DeMore on his victory.
