Luke Rockhold: Vitor Belfort Deserved to Get Beat Up, He’s a ‘Joke’

As Vitor Belfort lie beneath Chris Weidman, beaten and battered from unanswered punches and elbows, Luke Rockhold sat cageside, enjoying every second of it. Every ounce of respect for the 38-year-old MMA legend is gone for Rockhold, who still believes he was cheated out of a UFC title shot. Belfort, a past prescribed user of […]

As Vitor Belfort lie beneath Chris Weidman, beaten and battered from unanswered punches and elbows, Luke Rockhold sat cageside, enjoying every second of it. Every ounce of respect for the 38-year-old MMA legend is gone for Rockhold, who still believes he was cheated out of a UFC title shot. Belfort, a past prescribed user of […]

UFC on Fox 15 Results: 3 Fights for Luke Rockhold to Take Next

The expectation heading into UFC on Fox 15’s main event between Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida was that it would be a tight, ultra-competitive affair. Both men appeared, at least on paper, to be evenly matched. Not so much, as it turns out. The Brazilian started the fight promisingly enough, connecting with several bravado-inducing shots […]

The expectation heading into UFC on Fox 15’s main event between Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida was that it would be a tight, ultra-competitive affair. Both men appeared, at least on paper, to be evenly matched. Not so much, as it turns out. The Brazilian started the fight promisingly enough, connecting with several bravado-inducing shots […]

Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold: What We Learned from UFC on Fox 15 Tilt

Saturday’s main event at UFC on Fox 15 was booked to determine the next top contender for the UFC middleweight championship. It essentially pinned divisional studs Lyoto Machida and Luke Rockhold against one another in a highly volatile matchup of world-class disciplines. From Machida’s unorthodox striking and countering abilities to Rockhold’s athleticism and pinpoint accuracy, […]

Saturday’s main event at UFC on Fox 15 was booked to determine the next top contender for the UFC middleweight championship. It essentially pinned divisional studs Lyoto Machida and Luke Rockhold against one another in a highly volatile matchup of world-class disciplines. From Machida’s unorthodox striking and countering abilities to Rockhold’s athleticism and pinpoint accuracy, […]

UFC on Fox 15: Luke Rockhold’s Breakout Performance Breaks Lyoto Machida

Luke Rockhold’s incremental climb to top contender status ended in an all-out blitz at UFC on Fox 15. If you thought Rockhold looked impressive last November, when he dispatched Michael Bisping via second-round submission in a fight seen only on UFC Fight Pass… Or the time before that, when he tapped Tim Boetsch in a […]

Luke Rockhold’s incremental climb to top contender status ended in an all-out blitz at UFC on Fox 15. If you thought Rockhold looked impressive last November, when he dispatched Michael Bisping via second-round submission in a fight seen only on UFC Fight Pass… Or the time before that, when he tapped Tim Boetsch in a […]

UFC Won’t Commit to Luke Rockhold or Jacare Souza for Title Shot Yet

Questions remained unanswered in the UFC’s middleweight division after UFC on Fox 15.  The event—which rolled out top-10 middleweights Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the co-main event and Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida in the main event—figured to bring some clarity to the top of the 185-pound class.  Whoever showed up and scored the most impressive […]

Questions remained unanswered in the UFC’s middleweight division after UFC on Fox 15.  The event—which rolled out top-10 middleweights Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the co-main event and Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida in the main event—figured to bring some clarity to the top of the 185-pound class.  Whoever showed up and scored the most impressive […]

Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold: A Fun, Necessary Fight That’s Too Close to Call

Perhaps the biggest and best compliment we can pay Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold is that it feels completely necessary. In an MMA world now defined by dilution and excess, this is one we must absolutely have. When the two middleweights meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC on Fox 15, theirs will […]

Perhaps the biggest and best compliment we can pay Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold is that it feels completely necessary. In an MMA world now defined by dilution and excess, this is one we must absolutely have. When the two middleweights meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC on Fox 15, theirs will […]