Did Luke Rockhold retire from MMA × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Did Luke Rockhold retire from MMA By Brian Heffernan Modified 21 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Luke Rockhold (left), Joe Rogan (right) [Images courtesy of UFC on YouTube] Luke Rockhold has retired from the sport of MMA. After suffering his third consecutive defeat in the UFC, the American decided to call it a day. He was very emotional after losing to Paulo Costa at UFC 278 on Saturday night. Rockhold managed to last all three rounds against the Brazilian but lost via unanimous decision on the judges' scorecards. Speaking to Joe Rogan after the bout, the 37-year-old fighter stated: "I've been through so much the last three years. Thank you fighting, thank you UFC, thank you Joe [Rogan]. I f****ng can't do this s**t anymore. I gave it my all and I just didn't... I'm f****ng old." Watch Rockhold's full octagon interview with Joe Rogan here: One of Rockhold's closest friends and former UFC champion Daniel Cormier seemingly confirmed the retirement announcement via Twitter. 'DC' wished the 37-year-old middleweight all the best in the future and said that despite losing, it was the "best way" for Rockhold to leave the sport. Daniel Cormier@dc_mmaEven in that loss best way for @LukeRockhold to go out. So much heart but it takes two and @BorrachinhaMMA was so good tonight. Great fight fellas , happy trails my brother Luke!5615318Even in that loss best way for @LukeRockhold to go out. So much heart but it takes two and @BorrachinhaMMA was so good tonight. Great fight fellas , happy trails my brother Luke! Luke Rockhold can look back at a successful UFC career where he won the middleweight strap by beating Chris Weidman at UFC 194 in 2015. When did Luke Rockhold make his UFC debut and who was his opponent Luke Rockhold has seemingly put an end to a nine-year UFC career, which began back in 2013 against Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 8. The American lost his organizational debut via first-round knockout against the Brazilian. However, the 37-year-old Californian managed to string together a solid run of results. He won his next five fights in a row, culminating in the title victory over Weidman. Rockhold's run ended in a rematch against Michael Bisping at UFC 199, with the Englishman taking away his middleweight crown via stoppage in the very first round. Watch Rockhold win the UFC middleweight title here: Unfortunately, Rockhold's UFC career didn't end on a high note. He lost his last three bouts in the organization, with Yoel Romero and Jan Blachowicz both finishing the former middleweight champion within three rounds. However, the American did manage to take Paulo Costa to the judges' scorecards at UFC 278 in a fun fight. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Aziel Karthak × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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