Another fight, another promotional pit-stop for Luke Rockhold.
You heard that right, the former UFC Middleweight Champion has booked his return outside of the Octagon....
One of the most exciting aspects in all of sporting competition is the upset. From March Madness to the biggest game in football, when the underdog wins, most everyone takes note. For the first time ever, Robert Whittaker was defeated by a man not named Israel Adesanya in the UFC’s Middleweight division at UFC 290. Dricus Du Plessis defeated the “Reaper” in a manner that next to nobody had predicted, with fans and pundits alike assuming Whittaker would collect another scalp at 185 lbs. and inevitably would end up fighting Israel Adesanya a third time. Yet, this is not what happened and Du Plessis has picked up a 2nd round victory via TKO and will now surely be granted a title shot. This is not the first time an upset such as this has happened in the organization. This article will look at five other times that the unexpected occurred throughout the long history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is back and bringing its biggest event in the history of the promotion to the 1stBank center in Broomfield, Colorado as former UFC contender Chad Mendes takes on former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and in the main event former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold faces former UFC talent Mike Perry.
The UFC is traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah this weekend for UFC 278 featuring a welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards. Also on...
