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Joe Pyfer dominates Luke Rockhold at RAF 13

Joe Pyfer added another UFC middleweight champion to his resumé. On Friday, Pyfer took on Luke Rockhold in a prelim wrestling match at RAF 13 at the Watsoc Center in Miami, Fla. While neither man has a huge pedigree in…

By Jed Meshew · MMA Fighting

Published: Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 2:57 AM

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Joe Pyfer defeated former UFC champion Luke Rockhold in a wrestling match at RAF 13 in Miami.
Pyfer dominated the exchanges and secured the victory over Rockhold via technical fall.
The defeat drops Luke Rockhold to a 0-2 career record on the RAF wrestling mat.

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Joe Pyfer secured a dominant victory over former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in a wrestling match at RAF 13. The preliminary bout took place on Friday at the Watsco Center in Miami, Florida. Pyfer utilized his superior physicality and power to control the exchanges and secure multiple takedowns against Rockhold.

Pyfer quickly built an insurmountable lead by countering Rockhold's attacks and forcing him out of the circle to win by technical fall. With this defeat, Rockhold drops to a 0-2 record on the RAF mat, having previously lost to Colby Covington in his promotional debut.

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