Luke Rockhold won’t be hanging up his gloves after all. Rockhold (16-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC), a former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight champion, appeared to be leaning toward retirement this past November when he opened up on his lack of desire to fight . But in April, Rockhold claimed he was getting an itch to compete again, and according to ESPN , he has decided to return to fighting. Rockhold most recently fought in July 2019, when he suffered a second-round knockout to Jan Blachowicz in his light heavyweight debut. He will be returning at middleweight and the 35-year-old hopes to compete by the end of 2020. He is currently recovering from shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff, which he expects to sideline him for another month
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Ex-champ Luke Rockhold decides against retirement, angles for 2020 return – MMA Junkie