Luke Rockhold is back. The former UFC middleweight champion picked up his first combat sports win in years, putting away veteran kickboxer and former Bellator fighter Joe Schilling in the main event of Karate Combat 45, which took place on Saturday afternoon in Dubai. Rockhold stopped Schilling early into the third round. He connected a huge right hand that sent Schilling to the ground, and then followed up with ground-and-pound to close out the bout. Below, you can see the video of Rockhold’s finish: Luke Rockhold floors Joe Schilling with a vicious right hand for the finish at Karate Combat 45 #KC45 ( via @karatecombat ) pic.twitter.com/2LrKT2iGhU — MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 20, 2024 After the victory, Rockhold called for a fight against fellow former UFC champion Lyoto Machida in Karate Combat. “There’s only one man I want to fight in this pit, and that’s Lyoto Machida,” Rockhold said in his post-fight interview
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