March 27, 2024 1:45 pm ET
Luke Rockhold’s post-UFC journey continues with a venture into the Karate Combat pit.
Previous UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champ Rockhold revealed he has actually signed with Karate Combat and will make his launching at Karate Combat 45 on April 20 in Dubai versus previous GLORY and Bellator veteran Joe Schilling. The battle is anticipated to happen at 195 pounds.
Mixed martial arts Junkie validated the finalizings with a Karate Combat authorities after both professional athletes revealed the reservation on Wednesday.
Rockhold, 39, parted methods with the UFC following a loss in his last marketing look in August 2022. He then signed with BKFC and suffered a second-round TKO loss to Mike Perry in April 2023. He was likewise set up for a grappling match with Craig Jones this previous fall, however it was canceled. Now he signs up with Karate Combat, where he can put his always-dangerous striking to complete usage.
He will handle Schilling, 40, who hasn’t seen fight sports action given that October 2019 when he suffered a knockout loss to Tony Johnson under the Bellator banner. Schilling has actually been arranged in a set of fight sports bouts ever since, however none have actually concerned fulfillment.
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