UFC Fight Night 55 took place on Saturday at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia and in the main event, Luke Rockhold became the first fighter to submit Michael Bisping.
Rockhold landed a head kick in the opening moments of the second round and finished the fight with a guillotine choke.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to Rockhold winning his third straight fight in the UFC.
Why are they even announcing who the judges are? Like we’re even going to need them tonight … at all.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) November 8, 2014
What? Gloves touch. Wasn’t expecting that.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) November 8, 2014
Did not take long for that cut to open up
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) November 8, 2014
Michael Bisping is trying to be his own special guest referee.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) November 8, 2014
1st Rd Stats: Total Strikes – Rockhold (12/30 40%), Bisping (9/58 15%) #UFCSydney
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) November 8, 2014
Rockhold connects with a couple of head kicks, Bisping working to recover and mounts him, puts on the guillotine & that’s it.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) November 8, 2014
Jesus. Rockhold just tooled the hell out of Bisping. Total domination.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) November 8, 2014
And that’s it. 11 for 11 on finishes as Rockhold ends it. Bisping’s still plenty tough but that’s about it, at this point.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) November 8, 2014
Perfect example of why Rockhold is one of MMA’s best offensive fighters. Sets up big strikes, doesn’t let guys off the hook, snazzy subs.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) November 8, 2014
Why can’t everyone be like Ronda and keep it going after the fight? I hate that more than anything in the business.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) November 8, 2014
Rockhold could have finished Bisping any which way he wanted. Weidman vs. Rockhold please? Thanks.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) November 8, 2014
I truly believe Luke Rockhold is the biggest threat to Chris Weidman in the middleweight division. #UFCSydney
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) November 8, 2014
Fight Stats: Total Strikes – Rockhold (20/39 52%), Bisping (10/63 15%)
— Jason Floyd (@Jason_Floyd) November 8, 2014
UFC Fight Night 55 Result: Luke Rockhold def. Michael Bisping via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, :57 http://t.co/GXDNbWynCB
— The MMA Report (@TheMMAReport) November 8, 2014