UFC 199 Weigh-ins: Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping Cleared for Title Clash

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will take over the fabulous Forum in Inglewood, California, on Saturday night with a world championship doubleheader. UFC 199 will be anchored by the middleweight title fight between reigning champ Luke Rockhold as he defends his crown against late replacement Michael Bisping. And at Friday’s weigh-ins, all of the combatants on the card were on point, giving the event the green light. England’s Bisping, a polarizing bloke who will finally fight for a world title for the first time, has been claiming loud and clear for weeks that he won’t let this opportunity slip through his fingers. “The Count” looked as good as he ever has, and on the scale, he nailed it. Bisping came in officially at a trim 185 pounds. Rockhold, meanwhile, who will be making the first defense of the title he won when he dominated and eventually …

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