Sherdog’s Top 10: Knockouts in UFC Middleweight Title Fights

3. Michael Bisping vs. Luke Rockhold
UFC 199 “Rockhold vs. Bisping 2”
June 4, 2016 | Inglewood, California
No one can deny Bisping’s place in history. After nearly 10 years and 26 appearances inside the Octagon, “The Count” reached his desired destination, as he captured the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title with a shocking knockout of Rockhold in the UFC 199 headliner at The Forum. Bisping buried Rockhold with punches 3:36 into the first round, completing his unlikely ascent to the top of the 185-pound division. Never known as a power puncher, Bisping cut down the American Kickboxing Academy standout with two left hands. The first dazed and dropped Rockhold. The second, moments later, knocked him unconscious and left him defenseless against the cage. Bisping did the rest, forcing referee John McCarthy to step in on Rockhold’s behalf. At 37, he became the eighth middleweight champion in UFC history.

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