Luke Rockhold Pulls Out Of Final Strikeforce Title Defense Against Lorenz Larkin | MMA NEWS
The final Strikeforce event set for January 12 has lost another bout to its roster.
Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has been forced to withdraw due to a nagging wrist injury.
The show was dubbed “Strikeforce: Champions” but with the loss of Gilbert Melendez earlier in the month and now Rockhold, the champions on the roster are thinning at a rapid rate.
The champion was scheduled to face division standout, Lorenz Larkin in the final Strikeforce cards co-main event until the bout received a bump up to main when Gilbert Melendez bowed out of his fight against Pat Healy.
Since his 2008 debut with the promotion Rockhold has gone 9-0 including two successful title defenses.
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Maybe this injury will keep Rockhold out of the UFC once strikeforce goes down. One has to ask if Rockhold is UFC caliber, 9-0 against a bunch of no names (excluding Jardine) isnt that impressive.
I dont think it will keep him out of the UFC but I doubt he will get near a title shot after pulling out..
I would say Jacare was a much better fight than Jardine. Jacare is one of the best BJJ guys in MMA.