nie ▁and ▁a ▁recover ing ▁Rock y ▁both ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Museum ▁steps ▁and ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁sky line . ▁ ▁Cre ed ▁II ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁Three ▁years ▁after ▁losing ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁" Pre tty " ▁R icky ▁Con lan , ▁Ad on is ▁Johnson ▁Cre ed ▁wins ▁the ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁and ▁propos es ▁to ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁Bian ca ▁Taylor ▁( T essa ▁Thompson ). ▁Meanwhile , ▁three ▁dec ades ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁Cre ed ▁and ▁his ▁loss ▁to ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa , ▁Ivan ▁Drag o ▁is ▁training ▁his ▁son , ▁Vik tor ▁Drag o ▁( F lor ian ▁Mun te anu ), ▁to ▁rec laim ▁their ▁honor ▁by ▁having ▁Vik tor ▁public ly ▁challenge ▁Ad on is ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Title . ▁Rock y ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁train ▁Ad on is , ▁fear ing ▁Ad on is ▁will ▁meet ▁the ▁same ▁fate ▁as ▁his ▁father , ▁but ▁Ad on is ▁accepts ▁the ▁challenge ▁without ▁him ▁and ▁is ▁badly ▁injured ▁during ▁the ▁fight . ▁Because ▁of ▁Vik tor ' s ▁dis qual ification , ▁Ad on is ▁retain s ▁the ▁title . ▁Vik tor ▁dem ands ▁a ▁rem atch , ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁being ▁promoted ▁by ▁his ▁father ' s ▁supp or ters ▁who ▁originally ▁abandoned ▁Drag o , ▁including ▁Drag o ' s ▁ex - w ife , ▁Lud m illa ▁( B rig ette ▁N iel sen ).