AKA goes 4-0 at Strikeforce

by Ben Fowlkes | source: mmafighting.com

Heading into Saturday night's Strikeforce event, American Kickboxing Academy middleweight Luke Rockhold predicted a perfect 4-0 night for himself and his teammates. It was an ambitious prediction that ended up being accurate, but it also seemed at least somewhat like the kind of thing you say to boost everyone's confidence rather you really believe it or not.

But Rockhold, who took a close decision over Ronaldo Souza to claim the Strikeforce middleweight title, insisted he knew all along that his squad would end the night undefeated.

"I don't speak nonsense," he told reporters at the post-fight press conference. "I was just really confident in my team."

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