When Luke Rockhold was picked to face then-champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the title, he was an underdog. Souza was an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Rockhold had only been beaten once, but his opponents until that point put him just above prospect level. He beat most of his opponents by submission, but groundwork was Souza’s […]
Strikeforce Results: What We Learned in Luke Rockhold’s Win vs. Keith Jardine
When Luke Rockhold was picked to face then-champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza for the title, he was an underdog. Souza was an accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Rockhold had only been beaten once, but his opponents until that point…