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Luke Rockhold will remain in Florida for UFC Fight Night 116 prep, but AKA ‘will always be my home’
Former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold insists California’s American Kickboxing Academy will always be his training home, even though he’s staying in Florida for his UFC Fight Night 116 prep.
Rockhold (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) takes on former WSOF dual-division champ David Branch (21-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 116 on Sept. 16 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
Rockhold today took to social media to explain that injuries to his normal training partners back at AKA necessitated his decision, but that he will always consider the California camp that helped build his career to be his true home.
Rockhold has recently posted multiple pictures of him training at Florida’s Combat Club under the tutelage of Henri Hooft, who he says will be in his corner on fight night along with “all the usual suspects.”
Rockhold is currently ranked No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, while Branch checks in at No. 6. Oddsmaker have pegged Rockhold as a -350 favorite, suggesting a nearly 78 percent chance of winning the contest.
For more on UFC Fight Night 116, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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