Luke Rockhold Girlfriend, Wife, Net, Height, Biography, Is He Gay?

Luke Rockhold is a professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division and is signed to the United Fighting Championship (UFC) MMA promotion. He is a two-time world champion – having won the UFC Middleweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. A man of diverse talents, Rockhold is also a successful model who appeared at New York Fashion Week in 2016.

Luke Rockhold Bio

Luke Skylar Rockhold was born on October 17, 1984, in the city of Santa Cruz, California. Born into a family of very talented athletes, his father Steve Rockhold played basketball at a professional level in Europe during his heyday. Her mother Diana was also an avid tennis player and her older brother Matt is a successful professional surfer. Rockhold started training in judo when he was 6 years old, but he finally gave up the sport when he was 10 years old. As the seventh grader, he joined his school’s Soquel High School wrestling team and also began training in jiu-jitsu.

Rockhold initially attempted a college career in wrestling, however, he opted out of it and settled for a full-time career in mixed martial arts, which he was most passionate about. In 2006, he was invited to train at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California and there he stood out for his exceptional talent and kickboxing abilities. He then won a few BJJ tournaments before turning professional.

Luke Rockhold made his professional debut in July 2007 as part of the MMA Mountain Melee promotion and he defeated his opponent Mike Martinez in the first round via armbar submission. However, he lost to Tony Rubalcava in his second fight in November 2007. He joined the Strikeforce MMA company in early 2008 and had a very successful run with the company, recording 6 straight wins in his first 6 fights.

Rockhold faced Ronaldo Souza for the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship on September 10, 2011. He won the fight via unanimous decision to become the new Strikeforce Middleweight Champion and successfully defended his title twice in 2012. He was the last man to hold the title before Strikeforce was incorporated into the UFC in January 2013. .

Luke Rockhold was beaten by Vitor Belfort in his UFC debut in May 2013. Subsequently, he recorded 4 consecutive victories beating Costas Philippou (January 2014), Tim Boetsch (April 2014), Michael Bisping ( November 2014) and Lyoto Machida (April 2015). The highlight of Rockhold’s UFC career came on December 12, 2015, when he defeated Chris Weidman to win the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 194. He won the fight via Fourth-round TKO, ending Weidman’s undefeated run in the UFC. Both fighters were honored with the Fight of the Night award.

Rockhold’s reign as UFC Middleweight Champion was ended on June 4, 2016, at UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 where he was defeated by Michael Bisping. The fight was Rockhold’s first title defense and has been dubbed one of the biggest upsets in UFC Championships history. He unsuccessfully attempted to reclaim the title as he was seriously injured. In September 2017, the MMA star defeated David Branch at UFC Fight Night 116 after a nearly 15-month hiatus from the sport. He lost to Yoel Romero at UFC 221 held in September 2018 and is expected to face Chris Weidman at UFC 230 in November 2018.

Wife, girlfriend, is he gay?

However, Luke Rockhold does not have a wife yet. It is not known if he is single at the moment. The mixed martial arts star has had her fair share of relationships over the course of her career. Her most notable romantic engagement was with music star Demi Lovato. The duo started dating in the summer of 2016, but opted to keep their romance on the lowkey for the first few months. They finally confirmed they were an item in November 2016, but broke up before the end of the year.

Rockhold’s relationship history is pretty self explanatory and it would be safe to assume the MMA star is straight. He has also never made any statements that might suggest he is gay during his career.

Luke Rockhold net worth

Rockhold’s successful career as a professional mixed martial artist currently spans over a decade. He also has a burgeoning modeling career after joining New York-based modeling agency Soul Artist Management In March 2018, the multi-talented star was signed as the face of Ralph Lauren’s “Polo Blue” cologne and fragrance. With these businesses and several more, Rockhold has amassed a net worth of $2 million.

Height and other body measurements

Luke Rockhold stands at an imposing height of 6ft 3in (191cm). He keeps his well chiseled physique at a bodyweight of 84 kg (185 lbs). The former middleweight champion has an arm span of 77 inches and a leg span of 45 inches. His chest measurement is 43.5 inches (111 cm) and he has a waist measurement of 32 inches (81 cm).

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