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Michael Bisping Shocks Luke Rockhold to Become Middleweight Champion at UFC 199
- Updated: June 5, 2016
Hail to “The Count.” Michael Bisping is the new undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder. Bisping — a short-notice replacement for the injured Chris Weidman — authored one of the year’s biggest upsets, as he knocked out Luke Rockhold in the first round of their UFC 199 headliner on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Bisping (29-7, 19-7 UFC) shut the door in emphatic fashion 3:36 into round one. The shock value was off the charts. Rockhold (15-3, 5-2 UFC) chipped away with kicks before the fight turned in an instant. Bisping connected with a chopping counter left hand that felled the American Kickboxing Academy ace. The badly dazed Rockhold tried to return to his feet but was immediately met with a clean left hook that dropped him against the cage. Bisping cleaned up what was left with follow-up punches. Related » UFC 199 Round-by-Round Scoring Cruz Dominates Archrival Faber to Decision In the co-main event, Alliance MMA’s Dominick Cruz spent the better part of five rounds toying with Urijah Faber, as he captured a one-sided unanimous decision, closed the book on the trilogy with his archrival and retained the UFC bantamweight championship. All three cageside judges sided with Cruz (22-1, 5-0 UFC): 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46. Faber (33-9, 9-5 UFC) might as well have been fighting a ghost. Cruz darted in and out with punches, mixed in occasional leg kicks, initiated the few grappling exchanges that took place between the two and knocked down the Team Alpha Male patriarch twice. Faber’s situation deteriorated as the seconds and minutes ticked away, as he ate punches while mostly swinging at air. The …
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