The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Strikeforce and current Ufc Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Vitor Belfort in 2013 (4-stars fight Belfort vs Rockhold), since then he has won five bouts beating Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Rockhold) and Chris Weidman in 2015 (Weidman vs Rockhold).
His opponent, the Tuf 3 light-Hw winner Michael Bisping, has an official record of 28-7-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their first fight Bisping lost to Rockhold in two rounds (November 8, 2014 Rockhold vs Bisping), after this bout he has won three times defeating Anderson Silva in 2016 (=Silva vs Bisping). Rockhold vs Bisping 2, main event of the Ufc 199, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Rockhold’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 199: Rockhold vs Bisping 2
Date: 2016-06-04
Where: The Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Division: middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg)
Title: UFC Middleweight Championship title
UFC 199 fight card (main fights):
Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping 2
Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber 3
Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas
Dan Henderson vs Hector Lombard
Dustin Poirier vs Bobby Green
Brian Ortega vs Clay Guida
Bisping’s next fight: Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2
Rockhold’s next fight: Luke Rockhold vs David Branch
Official video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaNm0mMSLsk
If you get knocked out by bisping, it’s time to retire.