Luke Rockhold may be facing Chris Weidman for the first time on Dec. 12, but it's a fight he said he's expected would happen dating back to the time both were unknowns in the MMA world, and one he's played out mentally on a regular basis.
"I've known Weidman for a long time, before we were both in the UFC," said the challenger in the middleweight title fight on UFC 194. "When I was a Strikeforce Challengers guy on the way up and he was on the way up (2009-2010), I saw him as a prospect. I never thought he was that good (at the time), but he was tough and his wrestling was good.