UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and former champion Chris Weidman have had a highly competitive rivalry and were set to rematch for the title at UFC 199. Unfortunately on Tuesday, news broke that Weidman was forced to pull out of their bout scheduled for June 4 and the UFC has been scrambling to find an...
On Tuesday, news broke that former middleweight champion Chris Weidman was forced to pull out of his immediate title fight rematch with champion Luke Rockhold, which was scheduled for UFC 199. The UFC has been busy finding a replacement for Weidman. According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, the frontrunner to replace Weidman is Ronaldo “Jacare”...
News broke earlier today that former champ Chris Weidman had suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 199 main event rematch with current UFC middleweight title holder Luke Rockhold. Shortly after the news broke, perennial contender Michael Bisping offered to step up and take the short-notice fight with Rockhold. Then...
UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was expected to defend his title for the first time in a rematch against former champ Chris Weidman in the headlining bout of UFC 199 on June 4 in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for fight fans, news broke earlier today that Weidman had suffered an injury and was forced to pull...
Thursday morning, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was randomly drug tested by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency ahead of his UFC 199 rematch with former middleweight champion Chris Weidman. Rockhold posted about the random test on Instagram. Blood and urine for breakfast anyone? Surprise visit from USADA this am. Happy to participate in the movement to...
Luke Rockhold is currently gearing up for his rematch with Chris Weidman for the UFC middleweight championship. Rockhold won the belt from Weidman in the co-main event of UFC 194 back in December of 2015 after dominating ‘The All American’ the entire fight en route to a 4th round TKO win. In the video above...
UFC 199 is rapidly approaching on June 4th. The event is an absolutely stacked one, and will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman as they have their highly anticipated rematch. I In addition, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their trilogy fight in the co-main event for...
UFC 199 is rapidly approaching on June 4th. The event is an absolutely stacked one, and will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman as they have their highly anticipated rematch. I In addition, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their trilogy fight in the co-main event for...
Over the last several years, the American Kickboxing Academy has caught quite a bit of criticism for their fighter’s pulling out of fights due to injuries, most specifically Cain Velasquez and Khabib Nurmagomedov. In addition, Daniel Cormier was forced to withdraw from his first UFC fight when he injured his leg prior to his UFC...
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UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is never one to hold his tongue when it comes to his thoughts on other fighters. Recently, Rockhold and former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman have been trading verbal blows ahead of their UFC 199 rematch for the middleweight championship. Ahead of that fight, Rockhold has put former #1 contender...
This @LukeRockhold @ChrisWeidmanUFC rivalry is really starting to heat up. The beef is REAL, people.https://t.co/II0tueQvi8 — UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) April 7, 2016 Earlier this week, Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman appeared on SportsCenter for an interview that quickly became heated. During a recent appearance on UFC Tonight, Rockhold and Weidman appeared with Kenny Florian for...
UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and UFC veteran and former WEC champion Urijah Faber were guests on Hollywood Today Live recently and showed hosts Kristen Brockman and Tanner Thomason a few moves. Rockhold was paired up with Brockman and Faber had her perform the guillotine choke on the middleweight champ as Faber instructed. Brockman went...
Back in the co-main event of UFC 194, Luke Rockhold shocked the world as he dominated Chris Weidman from the beginning of the fight until the referee stopped it in the 4th round. The UFC ultimately gave Weidman an immediate rematch in the main event of UFC 199 in June, where Weidman will look to...
Back in the co-main event of UFC 194 in December, Luke Rockhold dominated Chris Weidman from bell to bell, ultimately finishing the champ in the 4th round via TKO. While Weidman had a broken foot in the fight, Luke Rockhold feels that when the two step into the cage at UFC 199 for a rematch,...
Back when Marshawn Lynch was training for a return to the Seattle Seahawks, he began training MMA as a way of preparing for his comeback. In the video above you can see Lynch playfully sparring with UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold ahead of Rockhold’s rematch with Chris Weidman on June 4th at UFC 199.
On June 4th Chris Weidman will look to reclaim his UFC middleweight championship from Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199. In the pair’s first meeting, Weidman suffered the first defeat of his professional MMA career as Rockhold dominated the fight from start to finish, ultimately picking up a 4th round TKO win....
It was revealed on Tuesday evening that a bill had been passed in New York that moved MMA one step closer to being fully legalized. The bill now moves to the desk of New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who has expressed his interest to sign it in the past. Needless to say, this was a...
Going into Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping’s fight at UFC Sydney back in November of 2014, the pair engaged in some pretty serious trash talk. Now, with Rockhold holding the UFC middleweight championship, and Michael Bisping fresh off a win over Anderson Silva, Rockhold may be open to a rematch with Bisping if he defeats...
Earlier this month prior to UFC 196 the UFC previewed the next several months of events with the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference, which featured several fighters that will be headlining events in the near future. The majority of the press conference however centered around Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, who ahead of their UFC 197...
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is anxious to show that the first loss of his career was just a stroke of luck for the newly crowned champion Luke Rockhold. Weidman spoke with MMA Fighting recently and revealed his current state of mind with an immediate rematch with Rockhold booked for UFC 199, which takes...
While Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman’s rematch is still 3 months away, the pair have started the war of words early. At the ‘UFC Unstoppable’ press conference last week, the pair talked trash throughout the course of the press conference, which ultimately lead to a heated staredown at the conclusion of the event. Rockhold continued...
#UFC199: @LukeRockhold vs @ChrisWeidmanUFC 2 | June 4 | Los Angeles #UNSTOPPABLE https://t.co/4BkcL4lOYz — #UFC196 (@ufc) March 4, 2016 While Luke Rockhold may have defeated Chris Weidman in the co-main event of UFC 194 in impressive fashion, Weidman is as confident as ever ahead of their UFC 199 rematch on June 4th. See the pair...
During today’s UFC Unstoppable press conference current UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold took some serious verbal shots at former champ and future opponent Chris Weidman: “Bisping looked good, Anderson held back and didn’t pull the trigger. Bisping is who I thought he was! Anderson’s a little lost, just like Chris Weidman after this fight. He’ll...
It’s no secret that teammates Luke Rockhold, Daniel Cormier, and Cain Velasquez are three of the best fighters in the UFC at heavier weight classes. The trio are often seen together at UFC events, cornering one another and also supporting from the crowd. In the video above you can see UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold...
The middleweight champ @LukeRockhold gives his prediction on the #UFCLondon main event 👀 https://t.co/jZm6QNjOwY — #UFCLondon (@ufc) February 27, 2016 Later today in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ on UFC Fight Pass. Ahead of the kickoff of the preliminary card in just...
At UFC 194 Luke Rockhold shocked the world as he put on a dominant performance against Chris Weidman over the course of 4 rounds en route to a TKO win that saw him claim the UFC middleweight championship. After the bout it was announced that Chris Weidman had fought with a broken foot. Ultimately, the...
