Luke Rockhold’s road back to the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title runs through David Branch.
Rockhold will face the former two-division World Series of Fighting champion in the UFC Fight Night 116 main event this Saturday at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. There, they will flesh out their places in a weight class that has grown in depth and quality in recent years. Rockhold has compiled a 5-2 record inside the Octagon. The 32-year-old Santa Cruz, California, native and longtime American Kickboxing Academy representative boasts 13 finishes among his 15 professional victories, having established himself as one of the most dynamic offensive fighters in mixed martial arts.