Graphic Images: Luke Rockhold Gets His Elbow Drained – And It’s Disgusting

Newly minted UFC middleweight champ Luke Rockhold may have emerged from last December’s UFC 194 as the promotion’s new 185-pound king thanks to a vicious mid-round onslaught on former champion Chris Weidman, but apparently he didn’t escape without some health issues of his own.

After the former Strikeforce champ took advantage of an ill-advised spinning wheel kick attempt by Weidman in the third, he swayed the fight in his favor with a takedown and a brutal onslaught of ground and pound that involved some seriously devastating punches and elbows from the mount.

Repeatedly banging his ‘bows against Weidman’s dome must have taken their toll, as Rockhold posted a video to his Facebook page of a trip to the doctor to get his elbow drained. Watch the video on the following page, and be forewarned: it’s most certainly not for the faint of heart.

Ouch. It seems like Rockhold’s elbow is now repaired, however, and the champ will move on to his first title defense later this year. Weidman is already campainging for an instant rematch, and with top-ranked Yoel Romero recently smacked with a potential USADA violation, Rockhold’s former opponent ‘Jacare’ Souza, whom he took the Strikeforce belt from in a classic battle in September 2011, could also be back on the table as a potential opponent.

Despite his defining win at UFC 194, Rockhold has consistently said he was far from happy with his showing. He’s going to have plenty of chances to prove his abiity to do better, so good thing his elbow no longer looks like it’s hiding a tennis ball.