Luke Rockhold would possibly already be teasing a comeback
Luke Rockhold retired following his loss to Paulo Costa at UFC 278 after which doubled down on that announcement on Instagram shortly after.
“I wish to retire. I wish to work on life like I did a f*cking fraction of on my break, however I wish to get my f*cking physique collectively, get my well being collectively. Well being is wealth, finally, and my physique is f*cking deteriorating and a struggle doesn’t assist that,” Rockhold posted on Instag. “So, I wish to get my physique again, however I’ll by no means shut the door (on MMA). As soon as I get my well being totally again, and I get my physique the place I would like, and I begin performing and never hurting myself, (then) possibly, possibly, possibly, I’ll make one other run at this factor – one, two, three years down the road.”
However now it looks like he is likely to be able to step again in … a lot ahead of he thought.
“Placing the outdated rig to the check. 2023 may get fascinating,” Rockhold posted on Instagram. The picture was taken at RVCA in Costa Mesa, seemingly after a day of sparring.
When he retired he was working on a three-fight dropping streak.