It's been five months since the UFC world was stunned when Luke Rockhold lost his middleweight title to Michael Bisping;
The former champ is back, and the UFC confirmed a highly anticipated rematch with Jacare Souza. The pair met five years ago in a Strikeforce bout.
Melbourne, you in?! @LukeRockhold vs. @JacareMMA | Nov 27
Register for pre-sale info ➡️ https://t.co/9gHa4oOvy4 pic.twitter.com/QGjwqUUU7Q— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) September 12, 2016
No. 2 ranked Rockhold will look to rebound after his UFC 199 loss to Michael Bisping against the no. 4 ranked Souza. People are already excited:
Jacare is the best in the middleweight division for me with rockhold next in line so this will be exciting
— UFC Talk (@talkingufc) September 12, 2016
Holy shit, this will be a great fight #ufcfightnight #Melbourne #UFC #Rockhold #jacare https://t.co/iiqjPb19Ya
— Ben Birchall (@birchmeister) September 12, 2016
UFC Melbourne will take place in the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on November 26th/27th for UFC Fight Night 101.
Rockhold supposedly turned down a chance to fight Chris Weidman again in UFC 205, after beating him in UFC 194. With Rockhold now out of the picture, it's presumed that Weidman might now face Yoel Romero at UFC 205 in Madison Square Gardens.
With Rockhold-Jacare 2 booked, this all but locks up Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero for UFC 205 in New York.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) September 12, 2016
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