"Little rich kid needs to get slapped"- Former UFC middleweight champion torches Jack Doherty for picking a fight with Andrei Arlovski

A former UFC middleweight champion laced into Jack Doherty for picking a fight with Andrei Arlovski. He claimed that he has little patience for influencer antics crossing into real fights.

Luke Rockhold did not bother softening his stance and dismissed the entire episode as another example of young internet personalities chasing attention without understanding consequences. Rockhold questioned who enables that behavior and why it continues to be rewarded with views and relevance.

Speaking in a recent appearance on Submission Radio, he said:

"Yeah, I hate these kids. These kids are so stupid these days. A little rich kid needs to get slapped. Those little minions. It’s just like, who’s watching these kids? I don’t know. The whole world is, it’s kind of pathetic, lowkey.”

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Meanwhile, Doherty has denied that he instigated the confrontation and claimed Arlovski kicked him as they crossed paths inside the arena. He also floated the idea of a fight between his security guard and the former UFC heavyweight champion.

Arlovski, on the other hand, has maintained that he acted purely in defense after feeling that his wife, child, and friends were threatened. He claimed that he did not attack anyone and only did what was necessary to stop the situation from escalating.

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Din Thomas blasts Jack Doherty after the Andrei Arlovski altercation incident

UFC broadcast analyst Din Thomas delivered a fiery response while reacting to Jake Doherty's brawl with Andrei Arlovski at the recently concluded Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua event.

Thomas said he would have stood shoulder to shoulder with Arlovski had he been present and criticized the group involved for provoking a seasoned veteran. He questioned whether Doherty’s crew failed to recognize Arlovski or deliberately targeted him.

Speaking in a recent appearance on Submission Radio, he said:

"I saw that, and I replayed it in my head a million times as if I was there, and I would have went to war with Andrei on these kids. Andrei is a brother, a UFC brother. He is a UFC Hall of Famer, and I would not have allowed these kids to even look at him the way they did. If I saw Andrei turn and swing, I would have swung right with him, because I would never let that happen to one of my UFC brothers."

He added:

"Either they knew who he was and targeted him, or they did not know who he was at all. If they did not know who he was, shame on them. Shame on them for being in the combat sports world and not knowing one of the greatest heavyweights we have seen. My very first fight in the UFC was June 29, 2001, at UFC 32. Andrei Arlovski was on that card, and he has been active and is still active to this day. And for them kids to not know who he was, if that is the case, shame on them. They deserve a beatdown just for that."

Edited by Abhishek Nambiar