Michael Bisping has spoken at length about the downward trajectory of his former foe Luke Rockhold’s career and the trajectory is has taken in recent times. Many had pegged Rockhold to turn over a new leaf once he made his intention to move to the 205lb division clear and with a matchup against Jan Blachowicz – a man not exactly …
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Jan Blachowicz delivered on his promise of making things rough for the former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in his 205lb debut last night. There was always the feeling among those following the fight’s build-up that Rockhold was perhaps looking past Blachowicz to a certain extent – which I suppose is down to your interpretation of some of his pre-fight comments …
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UFC 239 is finally upon us and with that in mind, we’ve put together our main-card picks ahead of what should be one of the year’s best events. Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez As much as a victory for Diego Sanchez would be the feel-good win of the night (especially after his incredible ESPN interview this week), I just don’t see him …
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Luke Rockhold will make his opening bow in the light-heavyweight division against the proven top contender Jan Blachowicz on the UFC 239 main-card. Luke Rockhold’s place within the eyes of the general fanbase of the sport is one that caused many to severely underestimate how just how incredibly talented he is. During his run as champion of the Strikeforce middleweight …
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Luke Rockhold believes that the very best is still yet to come from him as he finally steps up in weight to make his light-heavyweight debut at UFC 239. Rockhold’s fortunes may well have taken a dive in recent times after a pair of KO defeats he sustained at the hands of Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero in his last …
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Former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold’s days in the division are no more after confirming that he will jump up to light heavyweight in 2019. Rockhold had been hinting at the move for a number months having previously called out both Jon Jones and Alexander Gustaffson. The long-time teammate of Daniel Cormier is not sure when he will next fight, …
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The former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has claimed that Jon Jones wants no part of his teammate Daniel Cormier at heavyweight. Cormier certainly hasn’t had too much in the way of problems since jumping back up to the division he went 13-0 in at the start of his career. It seems as though a third and potentially final showdown …
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The former UFC middleweight champion of the world Luke Rockhold has fired shots at the newly-reinstated 205lb champ Jon Jones. Rockhold has had something of a mixed run since winning the title by defeating Chris Weidman by brutal ground-and-pound TKO at UFC 194. He was on the receiving end of one of the most shocking underdog KO wins of all-time …
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Luke Rockhold has reportedly withdrawn from his UFC 230 co-main event contest against Chris Weidman due to injury. This is now the second time the UFC have failed to get these two into the octagon together for a second helping. Having fought and won against Weidman at UFC 194 to win the 185lb title, Rockhold then lost the belt after …
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If you needed any more proof that lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the scariest fighters in mixed martial arts today, then look no further than these videos showing him grappling with some of the world’s very best. To say Khabib Nurmagomedov is strong for his size is like declaring to the world that water is wet. As one of …
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Two of the UFC middleweight division’s very best are reportedly being pegged for a rematch on UFC 230 in November. UFC 194 was the date and in Chris Weidman, the promotion had a middleweight champion who was doing a good job at riding the wave of momentum that came with knocking legend off of a spot he maintained for several …
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As UFC 224 approaches, we take a look at the potential impact of this weekend's co-main event for Jacare Souza's title aspirations.
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The former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold recently announced his plans to make the step up to the 205lb division and now could well have a worthy challenger for his first outing. At UFC 194 back in 2015, it really did seem as though the pieces were finally falling into place for the night’s co-main event winner, Luke …
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Many people felt that Luke Rockhold showed little class in defeat when he was shockingly KO’d inside a round by Michael Bisping at UFC 199 back in June of 2016. At the post-fight press conference, Rockhold aimed a parade of insults at Bisping, calling him “a piece of s**t” and “a d*ck” among other things. He also promised to come back …
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Luke Rockhold was in control for the vast majority of the 11:48 he spent inside the octagon with Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 221 in Perth, Western Australia on Saturday night but one split-second display of explosive power from Romero in the third round rendered the American’s prior work in the bout irrelevant. Rockhold started well, peppering …
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An in-depth breakdown and prediction for UFC 221.
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If Yoel Romero beats Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 in Perth, Western Australia early on Sunday morning, he will not be crowned interim middleweight champion. Romero lost the right to compete for the title just a few hours ago after he failed to make the middleweight championship limit of 185lbs at weigh-ins. The Cuban, who took the bout on short-notice …
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If you needed any more proof that lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the scariest fighters in mixed martial arts today, then look no further than these videos showing him grappling with some of the world’s very best. To say Khabib Nurmagomedov is strong for his size is like declaring to the world that water is wet. As one of …
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