Net Worth: | $4 Million |
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Date of birth: | October 17, 1984 (39 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Profession: | MMA Fighter |
Nationality: | — |
Former Strikeforce Middleweight title holder who became UFC Middleweight Champion after defeating Chris Weidman in 2015. He lost the title to Michael Bisping in 2016.
He first started training in judo at age 6 and would start jiu-jitsu in high school.
He set a Strikeforce record with five submission victories, part of his record-tying seven finishes in the promotion.
Career
Luke Rockhold started his career by playing Mike Martinez for the Melee on the Mountain Promotion. He played so well that he dominated the fight to win through armbar submission before the last half of the game. His second promotion fight was in 2007 November. This fight did not favour him as he was defeated by his opponent, Tony Rubalcava through a technical knock-out.
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Personal Life
His brother Matt became a professional surfer. He dated Demi Lovato in 2016.
He defeated Tim Kennedy by unanimous decision in his final fight in Strikeforce.
Quotes
“If there’s a skateboard in front of me, I can’t help myself. I like to jump on.”
— Luke Rockhold
“I want to put on performances no one else has. I want to be flawless every time.”
— Luke Rockhold
“There’s nobody that has the skillset that I have.”
— Luke Rockhold
“The highs and lows of Vitor Belfort, I would not want to be that guy. Be on top of the world getting all these ‘knockouts of the night’ and all these awards of the year and then all of a sudden get shunned into the shadows. He leads a shady life, and it seems like karma might be coming back.”
— Luke Rockhold
“There’s no point in fighting guys when there’s no structure, there’s no rhyme or reason to who gets the title shot.”
— Luke Rockhold