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Luke Rockhold gets new opponent for UFC 199

Russell Ess - May 18, 2016

With former middleweight champion Chris Weidman pulling out of his title rematch against the champion Luke Rockhold due to an injury, the UFC has been working on getting a new opponent to replace Weidman at UFC 199. UFC President Dana White announced Wednesday on ESPN’s SportsCenter that Michael Bisping will get a rematch with Luke Rockhold, this time for the UFC middleweight title on June 4.

Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping

Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping agree to fight on Twitter

Chris Taylor - May 18, 2016

Yesterday evening news broke that former UFC middleweight title holder Chris Weidman had suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 199 rematch with current champion Luke Rockhold on June 4 in Los Angeles. Shortly after the news broke, multiple fighters took to Twitter to ask for the short-notice fight with Rockhold.

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Report: UFC has a frontrunner to face Luke Rockhold for middleweight title

Russell Ess - May 17, 2016

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” Souza, who is coming off a first round TKO win over Vitor Belfort this past weekend at UFC 198.

Luke Rockhold returns at UFC Fight Night 116
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Luke Rockhold: "No matter who, I'll be ready"

Chris Taylor - May 17, 2016

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 out of the highly anticipated rematch.

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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold sparring ahead of UFC 199

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/a85zNZDAu70 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.

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PHOTO | Is Luke Rockhold nursing injury ahead of UFC 199?

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

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 the bantamweight title. Of course, there are several other high-profile bouts including Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas, Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard, and BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver.

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PHOTO | Luke Rockhold nursing injury ahead of UFC 199?

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

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 the bantamweight title. Of course, there are several other high-profile bouts including Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas, Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard, and BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver.

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Luke Rockhold defends AKA training methods despite injuries

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

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 198 showdown with Jon Jones earlier this month.

Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold blasts Yoel Romero for failed drug test

bjpenndotcom - April 9, 2016

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.

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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman go at it AGAIN in face-to-face interview

bjpenndotcom - April 7, 2016

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

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VIDEO | Host of Hollywood Today Live crushing on Luke Rockhold?

Russell Ess - April 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/jdvnCJrvSzQ 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.

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VIDEO | NFL star Marshawn Lynch and Luke Rockhold sparring

bjpenndotcom - March 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/MKj1OxQ0_aU 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.

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Luke Rockhold verbally destroys Chris Weidman

bjpenndotcom - March 10, 2016

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.

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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman II staredown

bjpenndotcom - March 4, 2016

#UFC199: @LukeRockhold vs @ChrisWeidmanUFC 2 | June 4 | Los Angeles #UNSTOPPABLE https://t.co/4BkcL4lOYz — #UFC196 (@ufc) March 4, 2016

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Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold put Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman on blast at the UFC Unstoppable press conference

Chris Taylor - March 4, 2016

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 be my Anderson Silva.”

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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold hints at light heavyweight run after Daniel Cormier retires?

bjpenndotcom - March 1, 2016

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.

Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold: Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping could determine #1 contender

bjpenndotcom - February 26, 2016

Tomorrow night in London, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ on UFC Fight Pass. The fight is a highly anticipated one that has seen tension between the fighters continue to build as we near fight night. Ahead of the fight, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold spoke to fans prior to the ‘UFC Fight Night: London’ weigh-ins on Friday afternoon.

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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold predicts Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping fight

bjpenndotcom - February 25, 2016

On Saturday in London Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva will square off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’.