Earlier this year, Luke Rockhold hinted that he might be getting the itch to fight again. Now, the former UFC middleweight champion’s return is all but official.
Rockhold confirmed to ESPN that he hopes to compete in the UFC before the end of 2020. The American Kickboxing Academy standout is currently recovering from shoulder surgery after undergoing a procedure to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff earlier this year.
The 35-year-old Californian last appeared at UFC 239 in July 2019, when he suffered a second-round knockout loss to Jan Blachowicz in his light heavyweight debut.