One can forgive Luke Rockhold's boldness in saying Saturday's interim championship bout headlining UFC 221 is for the promotion's "real" middleweight title when you consider his track record.

Luke Rockhold did more than slay “The Dragon.” He destroyed him. Rockhold staked his claim as the No. 1 contender in the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division with a virtuoso ...

THIS is the “monstrous” moment MMA star Luke Rockhold smeared his bloodied face over Paulo Costa at UFC 278. Fans were left aghast at Rockhold’s behaviour during the fight on Saturday night ...

Luke Rockhold destroyed his challenger at UFC Fight Night 35. | Jeff Bottari//Zuffa LLC/Getty Images. This was what Luke Rockhold had in mind when he entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

In the co-main event of UFC 278, a former champion was making his highly anticipated return. Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (16-5) was taking on former title challenger Paulo Costa (13-2).

Luke Rockhold is the definition of what an uptight c*** is. And I’m glad that I do not have to hear his name or see him in the MMA community. ...

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold recently said that Khamzat Chimaev turned down a fight with him. Rockhold was interviewed by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto about his upcoming match against ...