He\u2019ll face Darren Till in the main event of Misfits Boxing 22<\/a>, which will take place in Manchester, England, on Saturday night. <\/p>\n Before the 40-year-old veteran puts his suspect chin on the line in boxing, Bloody Elbow has revisited and ranked the five KO defeats that killed his career. <\/p>\n Luke Rockhold made the switch to bare-knuckle boxing to fight Mike Perry<\/a> in April 2023. <\/p>\n It didn\u2019t go well as the \u2018King of Violence\u2019 literally smashed his teeth and face in at BKFC 41. <\/p>\n Perry didn\u2019t land a knockout blow, but the punishment he dished out forced a stoppage. <\/p>\n Rockhold took out his mouthpiece and quit<\/a> in the middle of round two, as he didn\u2019t want to take more damage in a sport he has since trashed.<\/p>\n 4. Vitor Belfort<\/p>\n UFC debuts don\u2019t get much harder than Vitor Belfort<\/a> during TRT-fuelled prime years. <\/p>\n That\u2019s what Rockhold faced after crossing over to MMA\u2019s premier promotion as the Strikeforce middleweight champion. <\/p>\n \u2018The Phenom\u2019 caught him with a picture-perfect spinning heel kick<\/a> when they clashed in May 2013. <\/p>\n Rockhold dropped to the floor, but was still conscious until Belfort put his lights up with six nasty ground strikes. <\/p>\n 3. Yoel Romero<\/p>\n Five years later, Rockhold\u2019s second run at the UFC middleweight title was shut down by Yoel Romero<\/a>. <\/p>\n The chiseled Cuban powerhouse had earned a reputation for scoring late knockouts after stopping Chris Weidman<\/a>, Lyoto Machida, Tim Kennedy, and Derek Brunson in the third round. <\/p>\n Romero delivered another late finish when he fought Rockhold at UFC 221 in February 2018. <\/p>\n \u2018Soldier of God\u2019 backed up his opponent to the fence before connecting with a hellacious overhand. <\/p>\n Rockhold was dazed and confused on the floor when he ate a single follow-up shot that bounced the former 185lb king\u2019s head off the Octagon wall and put him out cold. <\/p>\n 2. Jan Blachowicz <\/p>\n Rockhold\u2019s next fight saw him suffering a similarly devastating KO loss to Jan Blachowicz<\/a>. <\/p>\n An ill-advised move to heavyweight saw Rockhold take on the heavy-handed fan favorite at UFC 239 in July 2019. <\/p>\n A brutal win for Blachowicz seemed inevitable, even before he landed flush with his legendary Polish power.<\/p>\n Rockhold was once again left looking lost on the floor when Blachowicz connected with a left hook on the break. A few follow-up shots closed the show and ended Rockhold\u2019s very brief stint in the UFC\u2019s 205lbs division. <\/p>\n 1. Michael Bisping<\/p>\n Rockhold\u2019s downfall started when he accepted a short-notice fight with Michael Bisping<\/a>. <\/p>\n The reigning middleweight champion dropped and choked out Bisping during his rise to the top. <\/p>\n So, he thought it would be easy when \u2018The Count\u2019 came off a movie set to face him on 17 days\u2019 notice<\/a> at UFC 199 in June 2016.<\/p>\n![\"Luke](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1416153367-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Josh Hedges\/Zuffa LLC5. Mike Perry<\/p>\n