Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold appeared a bit hesitant in his first appearance in more than 15 months but shook off the cobwebs to earn a second-round finish of David Branch . The middleweight matchup served as the FS1-televised headliner of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 116 from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Luke Rockhold is back! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/BT4VXBoUaY — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) September 17, 2017 Branch pushed the pace to start, firing off right hands as he walked forward. Meanwhile, Rockhold tried to retreat to create space and fire in kicks to the body. Branch was relentless in the early going, continually moving forward and not allowing Rockhold space to operate. The two worked from the clinch, battling for position, before Rockhold was able to circle away and move back to the center
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