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Luke Skyler Rockhold (conceived October 17, 1984) is an American blended military craftsman contending in the UFC, where he is the previous UFC Middleweight Champion. He won the title on December 12, 2015 by vanquishing earlier champion, the undefeated Chris Weidman by means of fourth round TKO. A two-time best on the planet, Rockhold additionally won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship by crushing Ronaldo Souza on September 10, 2011 by means of consistent choice. Rockhold safeguarded the title twice and was the last man to hold the belt, before Strikeforce was authoritatively assumed control by the UFC. He is as of now positioned the #2 middleweight and #12 official pound-for-pound contender by the UFC and different distributions like Fight Matrix and Sherdog. Luke is likewise an eager surfer and skateboarder.

Early life

Rockhold was conceived in the Bay Area city of Santa Cruz, California and hails from an athletic family. Growing up, Luke and his more seasoned sibling, professional surfer Matt Rockhold, surfed their neighborhood breaks together. His dad, was an expert b-ball player in Europe and his mom was an ardent tennis player. Luke began preparing in judo when he was 6 years of age yet quit after turning ten. When he entered the seventh grade, he joined his school's wrestling group and stayed with the game all through Soquel High School while taking jiu-jitsu classes.

Rockhold had a go at wrestling for a neighborhood junior college however he felt the game wasn't for him and rather took jiu-jitsu on full-time. In the wake of winning a couple of BJJ competitions, he chose to enter blended hand to hand fighting. In 2006, a companion welcomed Rockhold to prepare at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California. His crude ability and kicking shows promptly got the attention of AKA head mentor Javier Mendez, who touted Rockhold as a potential future champion.

Early profession

In July 2007, Rockhold made his expert introduction against Mike Martinez for the Melee on the Mountain advancement. Rockhold commanded the battle and won by means of armbar accommodation halfway through the first round. He had his second battle for the advancement in November 2007. It was not as fruitful as the first as Rockhold was vanquished by Tony Rubalcava by means of TKO.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In January 2013, the Strikeforce association was shut by its parent organization Zuffa. A rundown of warriors planned to be conveyed over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship was discharged in mid-January and Rockhold was one of the contenders recorded.

Rockhold confronted enduring multi-divisional contender Vitor Belfort on May 18, 2013 in the headliner at UFC on FX 8. He lost the battle by means of knockout in the first round, subsequent to being gotten with a turning heel kick to the face.

Rockhold was relied upon to confront Tim Boetsch on October 19, 2013 at UFC 166. Notwithstanding, Rockhold was constrained out of the session refering to knee damage and was supplanted by C.B. Dollaway. Rockhold confronted Costas Philippou on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35. He won by means of TKO in the first round subsequent to dropping Philippou with a kick to the body.[30] The execution likewise earned Rockhold a $50,000 Knockout of the Night reward. Rockhold in the long run confronted Tim Boetsch on April 26, 2014 at UFC 172. He won the battle by means of accommodation in the first round.

Rockhold confronted Michael Bisping on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55. He won the battle in the second round in the wake of dropping Bisping with a head kick and after that applying a guillotine stifle accommodation. The win earned Rockhold his first Performance of the Night reward grant.

On April 18, 2015, Rockhold confronted previous UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida at UFC on Fox 15. Rockhold vanquished Machida in an uneven battle by means of accommodation in the second round.[38] Rockhold additionally earned his second continuous Performance of the Night reward grant.