Strikeforce champ Rockhold: Despite recent bumps, AKA poised for breakout year

It’s been a bit of a seesaw for American Kickboxing Academy.

This past September, the team went 4-0 at “Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov,” and middleweight Luke Rockhold unseated the promotion’s middleweight champion, Ronaldo “Jacare” S…

It’s been a bit of a seesaw for American Kickboxing Academy.

This past September, the team went 4-0 at “Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Kharitonov,” and middleweight Luke Rockhold unseated the promotion’s middleweight champion, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

The year 2011 did not come to a successful conclusion, though. But Rockhold believes 2012 will be the year the California gym quickly gets back on track.