Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold returns to action when he faces David Branch in the main event of UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh.
Rockhold is also a teammate of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier and the middleweight has provided fans with an update on DC after his loss at UFC 214.
“He’s sulking a bit, but his spirits are coming back,” Rockhold said on The MMA Hour. “He’s got his family, he’s got everything going for him, so he’s got a bright future with anything he wants to do. Cormier is a sharp guy with a lot of things going on, so we’ll see. We’ll see where it all falls.”
At UFC 214, the former light heavyweight champion suffered a third round knockout loss to Jon Jones, it was his second loss to the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
The former middleweight champion knows that DC is going to return after a break because time heals all things.
“I think, like anything, that was a big stage, that was a big moment, and it was a big fall,” Rockhold said. “So give him some time, the guy’s got a big heart and he’s got a lot of things going for him. So, time heals all.”
UFC Fight Night Pittsburgh takes place on Saturday, September 16 from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Luke Rockhold and David Branch headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event,which airs live on Fox Sports 1.
