Luke Skyler Rockhold is an American mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, where he is the former UFC Middleweight Champion. He won the title on December 12, 2015 by defeating prior champion, the undefeated Chris Weidman via 4th round TKO.
He lost his belt in his first title defense against Michael Bisping, who stepped in after Weidman pulled out of their scheduled rematch. A two-time world champion, Rockhold also won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship by defeating Ronaldo Souza on September 10, 2011 via unanimous decision.
Rockhold defended the title twice and was the last man to hold the belt, before Strikeforce was officially taken over by the UFC. He is currently ranked the #2 middleweight and #12 official pound-for-pound fighter by the UFC and other publications like Fight Matrix and Sherdog. Luke is a black belt in BJJ.
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