{"id":288742,"date":"2018-10-20T14:15:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T21:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=288742"},"modified":"2018-10-20T14:15:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20T21:15:34","slug":"luke-rockhold-details-the-injuries-that-forced-him-out-of-ufc-230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/luke-rockhold-details-the-injuries-that-forced-him-out-of-ufc-230\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold details the injuries that forced him out of UFC 230"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold details the injuries that forced him out of his UFC 230 rematch with Chris Weidman.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with ESPN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\">Ariel Helwani<\/a>, Luke Rockhold revealed that he&#8217;s currently dealing with a plethora of different injuries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just spoke to a disappointed Luke Rockhold. He\u2019s dealing with a litany of injuries:<\/p>\n<p>*His left shin is infected again. He just got a stem cell graft put in.<br \/>*He sprained his right knee yesterday. MRI is scheduled for tonight.<br \/>*He broke his nose recently while grappling.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1053412554960265217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;His left shin is infected again. He just got a stem cell graft put in. He sprained his right knee yesterday. MRI is scheduled for tonight. He broke his nose recently while grappling.&#8221;<\/em> -Ariel Helwani<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rockhold said he tried everything in his power to make it to MSG but, \u201cI need at least one weapon to make it the party.\u201d He\u2019s hoping the recovery will be 4 weeks and he\u2019ll be able to return in late 2018\/early 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arielhelwani\/status\/1053412860993396737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Luke Rockhold said he tried everything in his power to make it to MSG but, <em>\u201cI need at least one weapon to make it the party.\u201d<\/em> He\u2019s hoping the recovery will be 4 weeks and he\u2019ll be able to return in late 2018\/early 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the news of Rockhold&#8217;s injury broke, the promotion announced that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/jacare-souza-to-fill-in-for-luke-rockhold-vs-chris-weidman-at-ufc-230\/\">Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza would be replacing &#8220;Rocky&#8221; against Chris Weidman in the co-main event of UFC 230<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Souza was already schedule to fight at the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/ufc-230-daniel-cormier-vs-derrick-lewis-fight-card-and-start-time\/\">November 3 event<\/a> against David Branch.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/david-branch\/after-co-main-event-shakeup-david-branch-now-fights-the-killa-gorilla-at-ufc-230\/\">Branch will now be fighting short-notice replacement Jared Cannonier <\/a>at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you like to see former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold fight once he is healthy and ready to return? 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